CBP Gives Interim Instructions for TIB Entries
CBP provided some "interim" instructions for Temporary Importation Bond (Type 23) entries while awaiting deployment of related functions in ACE in a Feb. 16 notice from CBP Port Director Jorge Roig for Port Everglades. "With the implementation of [ACE] Cargo Release functionality for all entry types and the subsequent policy decision to no longer require paper CBP Forms 3461 or 7501 at the time of entry, a paperless process is needed for Temporary Importation Bond (TIB) entries to replace the export examination decision and stamp required by CBP regulations," it said. "While a fully electronic transaction is being planned for this functionality, there is no known date of deployment or development. In the interim, the following steps should be taken by CBP and the trade for all Type 23, TIB entries present."
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All TIB entries are deemed as "Export Examination Not Required" at the time of release unless designated otherwise and CBP will review submitted TIBs regularly to determine the need for examinations, it said. "To maintain paperless process, fully electronic entries will be designated for examination using the text message 'Export Examination Required' via the SO70 message set," which will "most likely be sent to the filer post release," CBP said. Paper entries should continue to be stamped if an export exam is necessary, it said.
A completed CBP Form 3495 should be given at the time of export to the port of export "identifying the shipment to be examined and to record examination completion as per current procedures," CBP said. "In lieu of a stamped CBP Form 3461/7501, the original entry number, date of entry and port of entry information should be provided as well as invoices etc. from original importation." The agency will try to use system information when possible, "but the full automation of this information has not been completed and filers will still need to provide documentation as provided," it said. "Trade partners may request an export examination for any shipment where the examination was not required via the same process."
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