CBP Port of Houston Releases Details on Expansions of Passenger/Crew List Manifest Pilot Program
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Area Port of Houston/Galveston released a Public Information Notice (PIN) May 1, 2012, outlining the requirements of the final expansion of the I-418 ( Passenger List/Crew List) manifest pilot program. Participating lines are no longer mandated to provide a paper copy CBP Form I-418 at:
- The first port of arrival (initial CBP vessel boarding)
- Subsequent ports within the U.S. (coastwise/port of call movements)
- Upon the final departure of the vessel from the United States (departure crew list)
Documents that currently support the manifest at arrival or departure, such as Forms I-95, I-94, I-408s, etc., are still required. Departure documents should be submitted to CBP no later than 30 days after the vessel’s departure. As required by 8 CFR 251.5, vessel operators and or agents are required to transmit the crew information and subsequent crew changes via the established Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure (eNOA/eNOD) process, which CBP will utilize in place of the hard copy CBP Form I-418. Ports participating in the program within the Houston Field Office (HFO): Houston, Freeport, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.
Participating Lines: APL, Atlantic Cartier, Atlantic Companion, Atlantic Compass, Atlantic Concert, Atlantic Conveyor, China Shipping, Chipolbrok, CMA-CGM, CNNI Container Line, COSCO, Crowley Liner Services, CSA, Dole Africa, Dole America, Dole Asia, Dole California, Dole Chile, Dole Colombia, Dole Costa Rica, Dole Ecuador, Dole Europa, Dole Honduras, Evergreen Line, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin Shipping, Hapag Lloyd, HMM, Independent Accord, Independent Concept, Juemme Trader, Julius S, K-Line, Maersk Line, MOL, MSC, NYK Line, OOCL, PIL, UASC, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Wan Hei Lines, Yang Ming, ZIM.
Contact: Greg Vawter - (713)-454-8002.
Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the Public Information Notice.