CBP Adds Document Imaging to Cargo Release/Simplified Entry Pilot
CBP recently added document imaging capabilities to the Cargo Release/Simplified Entry pilot program, the agency said in two new documents summarizing the pilot program. As a result, participants can now provide documentation to CBP and Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) by email, said CBP. The Simplified Entry pilot, which was recently expanded to additional companies and ports, is the first phase of Cargo Release in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
(See ITT's Online Archives 12081319 for summary of CBP's plans to expand the simplified entry pilot. Simplified Entry allows for filing of shipment information earlier in the import process.)
Supported Documents
According to a new Cargo Release/Simplified Entry pilot overview, the pilot now supports email submission of ten documents. The CBP overview is (here). The supported documents are
| Document Label | Code |
| Packing List | 01 |
| Commercial Invoice | 02 |
| Other | 03 |
| Passport/Driver's License/Gov't Issued ID | 04 |
| CBP-CF 3299 - Declaration of Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles | 05 |
| CBP-CF 4455 - Certificate of Registration | 06 |
| CBP-CF 4457 - Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken Abroad | 07 |
| CBP-CF 3299 - Certificate of Origin | 08 |
| Vehicle Titles, Certificates | 09 |
| Permit | 10 |
The agency is continuing to work to add new features to the pilot including automated corrections and deletions, the PGA Message Set, the Document Image System, Single Transaction Bonds, Simplified Entry Reports, Remote Location Filing and expanding to the ocean mode of transportation, CBP said in an updated fact sheet on the pilot. That fact sheet is (here)