CBP Update on the Implementation of its Truck and Other Advance Electronic Cargo Information Requirements
The Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) held a quarterly meeting on June 18, 2004 in Washington, DC to discuss and receive updates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on various trade and customs issues.
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This is Part I of a multi-part series of summaries on the June 18, 2004 COAC meeting and highlights CBP's update on its implementation of advance electronic cargo information requirements. See future issues for additional summaries.
Inbound Truck Requirements Expected to be Implemented Geographically, Probably Beginning in Fall 2004
CBP officials stated that they expect to implement the advance electronic cargo information requirements for inbound truck cargo geographically, over a certain period of time. In addition, the implementation for inbound truck cargo will probably begin in fall 2004.
CBP officials further stated that a notice announcing the implementation details for the advance electronic cargo information requirements for inbound truck cargo is undergoing agency review and is expected to be published soon.
(CBP has been holding public meetings at several of the major land borders across the U.S. regarding the advance electronic cargo information requirements for inbound truck cargo. See ITT's Online Archives or 06/03/04 news, 04060310, for BP summary.)
CBP's Implementation for Inbound Air and Rail Cargo Still Expected to Begin in Summer 2004
At the June 18, 2004 meeting, CBP reiterated its plans to implement the advance electronic cargo information requirements for both inbound air and rail cargo.
CBP has previously stated that it will implement the advance electronic cargo information requirements for inbound air cargo on three separate dates, depending on the location of the airport where the cargo arrives in the U.S. - August 13, 2004 (Eastern states and Puerto Rico), October 13, 2004 (Central states), and December 13, 2004 (Western states).
CBP has also previously stated that it plans to implement the advance electronic cargo information submission requirements for inbound rail cargo on three separate dates - July 12, 2004, August 10, 2004, or September 9, 2004 - depending on the port of entry at which the rail carrier will be arriving in the U.S.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 03/04/04 news, 04030405, for BP summary on the implementation dates for inbound air cargo. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/12/04 news, 04041205, for BP summary on the implementation dates for inbound rail cargo.)
Additional Details on Outbound Cargo Implementation Expected in Fall 2004
CBP has not yet published in the Federal Register its implementation schedule for the advance electronic cargo information requirements for outbound cargo. According to CBP officials, outbound cargo implementation will be done in conjunction with the Bureau of Census and additional details will be available in fall 2004.
(CBP's December 5, 2003 final rule states that CBP's advance electronic information presentation requirements for outbound shipments in all modes of transportation, including the pre-departure time frames for reporting export cargo information for required shipments, and the requirement of the ITN, will be implemented concurrent with the completion of the Automated Export System (AES) Commodity Redesign and the effective date of Census' mandatory AES filing regulations. Although AES Commodity Redesign was implemented on June 7, 2004, Census has previously stated that it does not expect its mandatory AES filing regulations to go into effect until January 2005.)