CBP Announces Future Changes for Empty IIT, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that in the near future, a number of updates to the CAMIR and ANSI X12 sea and rail Interface Guidelines documents, which are posted on the CBP website, will occur. Importantly, the definition for empty container bill type will be expanded to state that it can only be used for carrier-owned/leased instruments of international traffic (IIT).
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Bond and port director approval. In accordance with the CBP regulations at 19 CFR 10.41a and 19 CFR 113.66, entities requesting release (without entry) for instruments of international traffic must have a Type 3a Instruments of International Traffic bond and must have an application approved by the CBP Port Director.
Importer must comply with regulations. In order to transmit the empty container bill type and request release without entry for IIT, the IMPORTER must comply with the CBP regulations at 19 CFR 10.41a and 19 CFR 113.66. Where the IIT is completely empty and the carrier is requesting release under the CBP regulations at 19 CFR 10.41a, the principal on the type 3A CBP bond must be the applicant for release of the holder or container designated as IIT. In cases where the empty container bill type is used, the carrier transmitting the information is the importer.
Advance cargo information. Advance electronic cargo information for carrier-owned/leased IIT must be received by CBP via Vessel AMS no later than 24 hours prior to vessel arrival at the first U.S. port. Advance electronic cargo information for shipper/consignee-owned or shipper/consignee-leased IIT must be transmitted in the same manner as information for any other revenue shipment and the transmission time frames (no later than 24 hours prior to loading in the foreign port) for revenue shipments apply.
(See CSMS #11-000304, dated 12/08/11 for additional changes to the CAMIR and ANSI listed by CBP. See future issue of ITT for detailed summary on the IIT-related portion of the message.)