CAMIR-Air Amendments 5 and 6 Posted to CBP Web Site
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site Amendments 5 (dated April 2004) and 6 (dated April 28, 2004) to the Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR) for air (CAMIR-Air).
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According to CBP, the purpose of the CAMIR-Air is to specify the procedures to be followed by importing trade community members interested in participating in the Air Automated Manifest System (AMS).
CBP states that the CAMIR-Air provides the basic specifications and record formatting rules for the following types of Air AMS participants: (a) air carrier; (b) service center; (c) deconsolidator/Container Freight Station (CFS); and (d) freight forwarder.
Changes Made in Amendments 5 and 6:
According to CBP, Amendments 5 and 6 made the following changes to the CAMIR-Air:
Table of Contents
- Two new Message Line Identifiers were added - FDA Freight Indicator (FDA) and Error Report Flight (ERF)
- New Appendix D was added (see below)
Message Line Identifiers
- Edits were made in data element "Domestic/International Identifier" in Line Identifier TRN
- New data element "Bonded Carrier ID" was added to Line Identifier TRN
- Edits were made to Notes 2, 4, 5, and 6 of Line Identifier TRN
Air AMS Message Types
- Edits were made throughout the chapter
Appendix A (Communication Definitions)
- Two new IATA Airport Codes were added - CTB and HVR
- Correction was made to IATA Airport Code IAH
- New "Posting Code" 85, 87, and 88 were added
- Edits were made to "Error Codes" 125
- New "Error Codes" were added - 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, and 196
Appendix C (Record Data Sets)
- New data element was added - Bonded Carrier ID
Appendix D (Header Data Required for Transmission to/from CBP)
- New Appendix D, entitled "Header Data Required for Transmission to/from CBP" was added
CAMIR-Air, including Amendments 5 and 6, is available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/operations_support/automated_systems/ams/camir_air/.