CBP Update on FTZ Concurrence Transactions and Air Waybills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message updating its March 2010 message on foreign trade zone (FTZ) concurrence transactions and air waybills.
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CBP’s previous message stated that the ABI FTZ application allows the filer to transmit concurrences for admissions using the FZ application. CBP added that admissions containing air waybills must be concurred at the bill of lading level using Action Qualifier 2 and Action Code B. Failure to do so will prevent the air waybill from reconciling thus generating General Order (G.O.) notices to the carrier.
CBP is now stating that FTZ filers have an option of submitting concurrences for their e214 through the FZ process either at the container, in-bond, bill of lading, or admission level depending on the software package they are using.
For software packages that do not provide all four levels of concurrences for admissions associated to air waybills, CBP has put in a temporary fix for the admission level concurrence for air shipments. This temporary fix will process and generate a 1C posting for the carrier of the air waybills that did not receive a 1C when an admission level concurrence is done through the electronic FTZ system.
For FTZ filers that have the software capabilities that provide all four levels of concurrence, CBP encourages filers to continue to process their admissions as they have done in the past to ensure the generated release message of a 1C to the carrier to prevent air cargo from being reported as eligible for G.O.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 03/26/10 news, 10032650, for BP summary of CBP’s March 2010 message.)
(CSMS #10-000236, dated 10/06/10)