INFORMATION CONCERNING FREE ENTRY OF PUREBRED 
ANIMALS IMPORTED FOR BREEDING PURPOSES UNDER 
TARIFF LAW 
The United States tariff law provides that American citizens 
may import purebred animals free of duty for breeding pur- 
poses. (See par. 1606 (a) (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 quoted 
on p. 8.) 
Problems relating to duties on imported animals come under 
the supervision of the United States collector of customs at the 
port of entry. An importer should communicate with this 
official regarding duty on his entry. The Department of Agri- 
culture gives consideration only to the purity of breeding of 
animals imported under the provisions of paragraph 1606 (a) 
(above referred to), issuing the certificate of pure breeding 
which the collector of customs requires as one of the condi- 
tions for free entry. 
For the purpose of determining purity of breeding of animals 
eligible for free entry under the provisions of paragraph 1606 
(a), the Department of Agriculture extends official recognition 
to certain foreign registries for purebred livestock, dogs, and 
cats. These registries are given on pages 4-8 of this order. 
Animals eligible for the privileges stated in paragraph 1606 (a) 
should be recorded in these books. 
Purebred animals declared for importation for breeding 
purposes under the provisions of paragraph 1606 (a) should be 
accompanied to the United States customs port of first arrival, 
with pedigree certificates and official transfers from the proper 
breed record association. 
Importations of purebred animals are fiot certified to the 
collector of customs for free entry under the tariff law until 
such animals have actually come under United States customs 
supervision and an application, affidavit of identity, and regis- 
tration papers have been submitted to the Bureau of Animal 
Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. Li. 
Importers may obtain Application for Certificates (A. H. 
Form 105) and Affidavit of Identity (A. H. Form 283) upon 
request to the Bureau of Animal Industry. United States De- 
partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
All official communications relating to the provisions of this 
order should be addressed to the Chief of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
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