CBP Begins Pilot to Allow Vessels to Transmit Arrival, Departure Data Electronically
CBP is beginning a pilot to test use by vessel agents of a new electronic Vessel Entrance and Clearance System for vessel entry and clearance data and requests, it said in a notice released Nov. 18. The test will allow…
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participants to submit data required on CBP forms 26, 226, 1300, 1302, 1304 and 3171 “electronically through VECS prior to arrival or departure from designated ports,” CBP said. The pilot will initially begin at the port of Gulfport, Mississippi, in December, though CBP will designate additional test ports as the pilot progresses over the following 24 months, the agency said.