Use of Unknown MIDs in Entry Summaries No Longer Permitted
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that the use of unknown Manufacturer Identification Numbers (MIDs) as data to report the manufacturer (or supplier) is no longer permitted effective September 15, 2010.
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Effective September 15, 2010, entry summaries reporting unknown MIDs may be rejected by ABI or port personnel, including those filed in ACE. CBP notes that updates to the ACE Entry Summary Instructions document and the ACE CATAIR have been made.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/04/10 news, 10080334, for BP summary of CBP announcing they would reject entry summaries with unknown MIDs.)
(CSMS #10-000222, dated 09/17/10)