EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
(g) Intraterritory - The traffic term refers to traffic between ports in Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands, U.S.A., which are considered a single unit.
(h) Ferry - This traffic term refers to passengers, vehicles, and cargo driven on and
off a ferry vessel which on a regularly scheduled basis moves across a body of water between two
points.
(2) Foreign Imports.
(a) Overseas - Inbound merchandise for direct consumption and entries into
custom bonded storage and manufacturing warehouses which originated in foreign countries other
than Canada.
(b) Canadian - Inbound merchandise for direct consumption and entries into
custom bonded storage and manufacturing warehouses which originated in Canada.
(3) Foreign Exports.
(a) Overseas - Outbound domestic merchandise and re-export of origin
merchandise for foreign countries other than Canada.
(b) Canadian - outbound domestic merchandise and re-export of foreign
merchandise destined for Canada.
(4) Intransit merchandise - Intransit waterborne imports are cargo coming into the United
States by water from a foreign country and then transported by land or water to another foreign
country. Intransit waterborne exports are cargo coming by land or water into the United States
from a foreign country and then transported by water to another foreign country.
h. Traffic Direction.
(1) Waterways.
(a) Upbound - For waterways with a current, "upbound" means against the
current. For slack water this characterizes traffic that moves in a northerly or easterly direction.
(b) Downbound - For waterways with a current, "downbound" means in the
direction of the current. For slack water this characterizes traffic that moves in a southerly or
westwardly direction.
(c) Inbound - This characterizes traffic moving from one waterway into another
where the destination is on the subject waterway.
(d) Outbound - This characterizes traffic moving from one waterway into another
where the origin is on the subject waterway.
(2) Ports.
(a) Receipts - This characterizes traffic moving from one location to another
where the destination is inside an area defined as a port.
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