CBP Removes Vessel Manifest Confidentiality Web Request Form Until Further Notice
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that the vessel manifest confidentiality request form has been removed from its website until further notice.
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(This form, when available, could be used pursuant to 19 CFR 103.31, which allows importers, consignees, and shippers to file certifications for confidential treatment for certain inward and outward vessel manifest information, such as importer and/or shipper names and addresses. In addition to electronically filing certifications, certifications can be mailed to: Disclosure Law Officer, Headquarters, U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20229. According to 19 CFR 103.31, there is no prescribed format for a certification; however, the certification shall include the importer's/consignee's/shipper's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Employer Number, if available.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 03/29/10 news, 10032910, for BP summary announcing that CBP offered this new web form.)