Updated List of Ports Accepting the e214 for FTZ Admissions/Status Designations (Five Ports Added)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an updated list of ports that accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy.
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This updated list reflects the addition of five ports. With the addition of these five ports, there are now a total of 40 ports accepting the e214. According to CBP, as training is conducted in additional ports, CBP's Web site will be updated.
40 Ports Now Accept the e214, Paper Copies Can Still be Filed
CBP indicates that the five ports that have been recently trained in the processing of the e214 are: Anchorage, AK; Honolulu, HI; Seattle, WA; Moses Lake, WA; and Blaine, WA.
The other 35 ports that have been trained in the processing of the e214 are: Baltimore, MD; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA; Wilmington, DE; Boston, MA; Worcester, MA; Peoria, IL; St. Louis, MO; Toledo, OH; Austin, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Port Arthur, TX; Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, CA; Victorville, CA; Baton Rouge, LA; Morgan City, LA; Lake Charles, LA; New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA; JFK (New York), Newark, NJ; San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; Portland, OR; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Greenville, SC;
Detroit, MI; Port Huron, MI; Battle Creek, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; and Detroit Airport, MI.
CBP notes that while paper copies of CBP Form 214 will still be accepted, all members of the trade community are urged to file the electronic version of the 214.
(In August 2005, CBP announced its plan to conduct a voluntary test of the Electronic FTZ Admission Application Program for merchandise reported to CBP via air, sea, and rail manifest, which permits a participant to submit an e214 to CBP via the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) of the Automated Commercial System (ACS). See ITT's Online Archives or 08/22/05 news, 05082205, for BP summary on CBP's general notice regarding its plans to conduct this voluntary test.)
See ITT's Online Archives or 07/25/06 news, 06072505, for BP summary of CBP's announcement of the original ports accepting e214s.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/08/06 news, 06090810, for BP summary of CBP's updated list of ports accepting e214s.
CBP notice on e214 ports (undated) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/cargo_control/ftz/214website.xml.