Required of Importer or Importer's Agent:
(1) Data elements
a. |
Manufacturer name and address |
b. |
Seller name and address |
c. |
Buyer name and address |
d. |
Ship To name and address |
e. |
Scheduled stuffing location |
f. |
Consolidator name and address |
g. |
Importer of Record or FTZ applicant ID number (IRS, SSN, CBP assigned) |
h. |
Consignee ID number (IRS, SSN, CBP assigned, CBP encrypted) |
i. |
Country of origin where goods were manufactured, produced or grown |
j. |
Harmonized tariff schedule at minimum 6-digit level |
(2) Time-Limit
a. 2 items(item e & f)->No later than 24 hours before the vessel destined to the US departs the Load Port
b. The other 8 items->No later than 24 hours before the vessel destined to the US arrives the Load Port
(3) Notice
a. In the most simple of transactions, a & b (and potentially e) will be identical, c& d will be identical, and g & h will be identical. In more complex transactions where 3rd party sourcing agents or resellers are involved for example, these fields may have different parties. This is what CBP wants to know.
b. The importers should communicate with their oversea counterparts about the regulations and the requirements to seek the way to it.
Required of Ocean Carrier:
(1) Data elements
a. Container Status Message
b. Vessel Stow Plan
(2) Time-Limit
a. Container Status Message->Since 24 hours before the vessel destined to the US arrives the Load Port, it must be reported day by day
b. Vessel Stow Plan->Within 48 hours before the vessel destined to the USdeparts the Load Port
Required of Ocean Carrier for FROB, IE and T&E shipments:
(1) Data elements
a. Booking party
b. Foreign port of unlading
c. Place of delivery
d. Ship to party
e. Commodity HTSUS number
(2) Time-Limit
a. IE, T&E shipments->No later than 24 hours before the cargo is laden aboard a vessel destined for the United States
b. FROB shipments->Any time prior to cargo's lading
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