CBP Details its Revised Compliance Dates for Mandatory Advance Electronic Cargo Information for Inbound Air Cargo by Region
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published in the Federal Register its revised compliance schedule for the required advance electronic submission of information for cargo brought into the U.S. by air.
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(The original compliance date for the mandatory advance electronic cargo information for inbound air cargo was March 4, 2004 for those air carriers required to participate, and other parties electing to participate for consolidated shipments (e.g. ABI filers, container freight stations/deconsolidators, etc.). See ITT's 01/20/04 news, 04012035 for BP summary on the original compliance date. See 19 CFR 122.48a(e) for further information.)
CBP states that the revised compliance schedule is necessary in order to complete needed modifications to the approved electronic data interchange system (Air Automated Manifest System (AMS)), train CBP personnel at affected ports, and complete certification testing of new participants.
CBP states that there will be three different compliance dates, depending on the location of the airport where the cargo arrives in the U.S., preceded by certification testing.
Certification Testing Scheduled to Begin by May 13, 2004
CBP states it is modifying certain critical aspects of Air AMS, and will introduce these changes by May 13, 2004, after which certification testing by CBP will be available for all parties who develop Air AMS communications.
Three Staggered Compliance Dates, First is Scheduled to Begin August 13, 2004
CBP states that the compliance schedule for the required advance electronic submission of information for inbound air cargo is staggered to allow CBP to deploy training resources for its personnel on a regional basis, and to prevent CBP from having to conduct certification testing for all new participants at one time.
The Air AMS compliance schedule is set forth below. Beginning on the dates listed, CBP will require electronic transmission of advance information for any cargo that arrives in the U.S. by air at a port of entry within one of the locations specified:
| Date: | Ports in the following locations: |
| August 13, 2004 | Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia |
| October 13, 2004 | Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin |
| December 13, 2004 | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington |
CBP also states that the technical specifications required for participation in Air AMS are detailed in the CBP's "Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements" (CAMIR-AIR), currently available on CBP's website at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/operations_support/automated_systems/ams/camir_air/.
CBP Contact - David King (202) 927-1133
CBP announcement (FR Pub 03/04/04) available at
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-4725.pdf.
BP NoteAlthough this CBP announcement states that certification testing would be for a 90 day period beginning on approximately May 13, 2004, CBP sources state that the testing would start on that approximate date, but would not end in 90 days.