CBP Updates List Field Offices With Ports Accepting the e214 for Admissions/Status Designations
CBP updated its list of field offices whose ports accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy. The agency added two new field offices, Tampa and Tucson, to the list.
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According to CBP, the following field offices have ports that have been trained to accept the e214:
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Buffalo
- Chicago
- Detroit
- El Paso
- Houston
- Laredo
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- New Orleans
- New York
- Portland
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Juan
- Seattle
- Tampa*
- Tucson*
*Added since CBP's previous update on field offices in November 2008
CBP said 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.
CBP began a voluntary test in 2005 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 05082205). CBP is in the process of revising FTZ regulations, including making mandatory electronic filing of CBP Form 214 (see 13021321).