CBP Announces Meetings on the Advance Electronic Cargo Information Requirements For Inbound Truck Cargo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that its Office of Field Operations and its Office of Information and Technology are in the process of conducting various public meetings at several of the major land borders across the U.S to present the major provisions of its regulations and policies on the advance electronic presentation of information for inbound truck cargo and to answer questions from affected parties.
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(On December 5, 2003, CBP issued a final rule that amended the Customs Regulations to require the advance electronic presentation of information for cargo in all modes of transportation (sea, air, truck, and rail), both inbound and outbound. See ITT's Online Archives or 01/20/04 news, 04012035, for the final part of BP's multi-part series of summaries on CBP's December 5, 2003 final rule.)
For inbound truck cargo, CBP states that such information must be supplied through the identified CBP-approved data interchange systems - Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS), QP/WP, Customs Automated Forms Entry System (CAFES), Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity program (BRASS), and Free and Secure Trade system (FAST).)
CBP states that the following schedule has been established for its inbound truck cargo meetings:
| City |
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| Pharr |
| Brownsville |
| Laredo |
| El Paso |
| Nogales |
| Douglas |
| San Luis |
| Otay Mesa |
| Calexico |
CBP notice available at http://www.cbp.gov/ImageCache/cgov/content/import/communications_5fto_5ftrade/mandatory_5fadvanced_5felectronics/website_5ftruck_5fmeeting_2edoc/v1/website_5ftruck_5fmeeting.doc.
BP Note on Compliance Date for Inbound Truck CargoCBP's December 5, 2003 final rule states that compliance with the advance electronic cargo information requirements of 19 CFR Part 123 that are specific to truck carriers will be required on or after 90 days from the date that CBP publishes a notice in the Federal Register regarding that particular port of entry (that the applicable data interchange is in place and fully operational at that port, etc.).
According to CBP's final rule, on or after that effective date, the incoming truck carrier and, if electing to do so, the U.S. importer or its Customs broker, must present the necessary cargo data to CBP at the particular port of entry where the truck will arrive in the U.S.