CBP New York/Newark Gives Guidance on ISF Enforcement and Transaction Codes

CBP's New York/Newark field office advised importers of the increased enforcement of Importer Security Filing (ISF) requirements in an information pipeline. The field office provided transaction codes that will be used to place non-compliant shipments on hold, preventing movement of the cargo in-bond via 1W (Within Port Transfers to a CFS) and 1J (In-bond Authorized Movements to In-land Ports). Unauthorized release or transfers before the appropriate release is posted will result in liquidated damage claims against the "responsible entity," the notice said. The agency began using liquidated damages to enforce ISF non-compliance on July 9 (see 13062613). Shipments designated for a CBP exam within the port that have a bill of lading with an ISF hold code should be transferred to the Centralized Examination Station (CES) and staged for an exam, the notice said. The shipment must be held at the CES until a release code is posted, "even if all exam holds are released," the agency said.