CBP Scheduled to Allow Truck Carriers, Brokers to Arrive/Export In-Bonds by Container/Equipment Effective January 26, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that on January 26, 2008, a programming enhancement is scheduled to go to production that will extend to truck carriers and brokers the capability to arrive and export in-bonds by container/equipment.
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(Truck carriers will be able arrive and export in-bonds by container/equipment via the ANSI X12 353 set as well as via EDIFACT CUSREP. Brokers will be able to arrive and export in-bonds by container/equipment through the WP function.
The capability to arrive in-bonds by container/equipment already exists in the sea and rail environments.)
Will Allow All In-Bonds to Arrive/Export at Same Time
By arriving/exporting by container/equipment, all the in-bonds and bills associated with that container/equipment are arrived/exported at the same time.
Cannot be Used for Multiple In-Bonds Going to Multiple Destinations
The underlying assumption behind the arrival/export by container/equipment is that all the in-bonds within the container are going to the same in-bond destination port. However, it has been noted that in the truck environment in-bonds destined for multiple ports may be transported to their destinations in the same truck. This is especially the case when the in-bonds are created by brokers using the QP function.
Consequently, in a situation where multiple in-bonds going to multiple destinations are in the same truck, the arrival/export by container/equipment function cannot be used. Instead, carriers and brokers must arrive/export their in-bonds by in-bond numbers or bill of lading numbers.
(To arrive/export by container/equipment numbers in this situation would cause all the in-bonds to be arrived, even those destined for other ports. When these in-bonds reach their original destinations, penalties or redelivery notices could be issued.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 05/10/07 news, 07051005, for BP summary announcing that CBP would be expanding the in-bond capabilities to allow for the arrival of in-bonds by container/equipment, etc.)
CBP ABI message (Adm: 07-0272, dated 12/13/07) available at http://www.brokerpower.com/admmsgs/2007/07-0272.html