February 23, 2007 - #38
Mandatory e-Manifest Scheduled for Michigan, New York
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (Customs, CBP) published a Federal Register notice today announcing that trucks entering the United States through land border ports of entry in the states of Michigan and New York will be required to transmit advance manifest information through the Automated Commercial Environment's (ACE) electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) system, effective May 24, 2007.
ACE is a Customs' trade processing system being developed to enhance national security and facilitate legitimate trade that provides Customs with the ability to collect electronic manifests for trucks and provides the trade community with additional capabilities to comply with the Trade Act of 2002 requirement for the electronic transmission of advance cargo information to Customs.
As reported in previous Newsflashes, on October 27, 2006, Customs published a Federal Register notice establishing the mandatory use of ACE e-Manifest at all land border ports in the states of Washington and Arizona, as well as the ports of Pembina, Neche, Walhalla, Maida, Hannah, Sarles and Hansboro. Since January 25, 2007, truck carriers entering the United States through those ports of entry have been required to file electronic manifests through e-Manifest.
In a Federal Register notice announcing mandatory e-Manifest in California, Texas, and New Mexico ports, Customs stated that the agency will be publishing subsequent notices in the Federal Register as it phases in the requirement that truck carriers utilize the ACE system to present advance electronic truck cargo information at other ports.
Customs stated in the notice that it will "always provide 90 days' notice through publication in the Federal Register prior to requiring the use of ACE for the transmission of advance electronic truck cargo information at a particular group of ports," adding that the remaining ports at which the mandatory use of ACE will be phased in, listed in sequential order, are as follows:
- "The remaining land border ports in the state of North Dakota and all land border ports of Vermont."
- "All land border ports in the states of Idaho and Montana."
- "All land border ports in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Minnesota."
- "All ports of entry in the state of Alaska."
The cargo information required under e-Manifest enables high-risk shipments to be identified for purposes of ensuring cargo safety and security under to the laws enforced and administered by Customs. Filing e-Manifests can be completed either by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or via the Internet by using the ACE Secure Data Portal.
Existing entry/release processes supported by ACE include: the Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS), Border Release Advanced Selectivity System (BRASS), In-bond processing, and Section 321 processing, as well as the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program. However, Customs has stated that these systems alone do not meet the Advanced Cargo Rule requirements filing requirements in ports where e-Manifest filing is required.
Customs' e-Manifest enforcement notice and detailed information on ACE and e-Manifest can be accessed on-line at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/carrier_info/electronic_truck_manifest_info/ .
The complete text of the Federal Register can be accessed on-line at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a070223c.html .
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