CBP Details Expansion of Export Manifest Pilot, Clarifies Permit to Transfer Error Message

July 31, 2012 by Tim Warren|Top News

CBP is significantly expanding the Document Image System (DIS) Automated Export Manifest pilot to additional participants and ports, the agency said in an ACE Trade Account Owner July update. The pilot, which is taking place at the Atlanta field office and includes the ports of Norfolk, Newport News, Wilmington, Beaufort, Morehead City, Georgetown, Charleston, Savannah and Brunswick, will be expanded to the rest of the country in three phases, said CBP.

The three phases are:

Phase I -- All Florida and Gulf Ports of export to Brownsville, Texas, including Puerto Rico -- Late July - early August.
Phase II -- All ports from Baltimore north including the Great Lakes to Chicago--Late August.
Phase III -- The entire West Coast including Hawaii and Alaska -- Late August --early September.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12071904 for summary of CBP's Cindy Allen discussing the pilot's expansion. See ITT's Online Archives 12032104 for summary of CBP's March announcement of the pilot, and 12032256 for summary of updated information on the pilot.)

CBP also posted an updated set of frequently asked questions on DIS (here).

Clarification of PTT 356 Error Message

If there's an invalid bond error message for a Permit to Transfer (PTT) submission for a move to a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) facility, and this move is to be on the Zone Operator’s bond, the following must be confirmed:

(1) the Importer of Record (IOR) number used in the PTT transmission is the IOR# of the FTZ Operator; and,
(2) the IOR#is associated with an active Type 4 FTZ bond.

(Normally only a bonded carrier or bonded cartman is allowed to move cargo on a PTT, said CBP. The exception to this rule is that if the PTT is for a move to a foreign trade zone, the FTZ Operator may move the goods under his Type 4 FTZ Operator’s bond.)

Simplified Entry Progress

Plans for expansion of the Simplified Entry are moving forward, said CBP. CBP is finalizing plans to expand to additional airports using a regional approach and will be issuing a second Federal Register notice to announce the expansion of the pilot to additional participants. CBP is looking for opportunities to add new functionality to the pilot including incorporation of the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set and the use of the DIS.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12071121 for previous mention of CBP's expansion of the Simplified Entry pilot.)

CBP also said it will allow non-automated warehouses and terminals to release cargo based on screen printouts from importers and brokers in order to support the ongoing Simplified Entry pilot. The printout should have at a minimum the shipment ID and quantity being released, the type of release as well as clear identification of who presented the release information, said CBP.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12072441 for summary CBP's announcement on Simplified Entry paperless cargo release.)

RLF/EIP Expansion

CBP will be deploying enhancements to the Electronic Invoice Program and Remote Location Filing programs in the fall. The updates will allow Antidumping (AD)/Countervailing (CVD) consumption entry summaries (Entry Type 03) to be filed in ACE. Currently, RLF only includes filing for entry types 01 and 11. CBP said the change will not apply to AD/CVD entry summaries filed in the Automated Commercial System (ACS).

(See ITT's Online Archives 12071920 for summary of CBP's previous mention of the RLF/EIP expansion and compatibility with ACE. )