CBP Announces Advance Manifest Filing Requirement for Section 321 Truck Shipments
CBP will require advance electronic manifest filing for all commercial trucks with Section 321 shipments starting Jan. 1, the agency said in a Nov. 5 CSMS message. The growth in e-commerce "combined with the increase in the De Minimis value, has resulted in a significant growth in shipments being manifested and released under Section 321," CBP said. "The lack of an electronic manifest eliminates CBP’s ability to conduct a risk assessment or perform advance targeting within the Automated Targeting System (ATS), results in slower processing times and longer wait times."
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An initial stage of the requirement will begin Nov. 26, it said. As of that date "CBP will begin a phased approach for non-compliance with conveyances being referred to secondary for processing," the agency said. "Then starting January 1, 2019, carriers which make no attempt to comply with the electronic manifest requirement will be issued a monetary penalty ($5000 for the first offence and $10,000 for subsequent offences)." A CBP official mentioned the coming policy change in September and noted that though advance manifest filing is already common on the Mexico border, it's less common on the northern border (see 1809240024).