CBP to Improve Filer Ability to Determine Proper BOL Type for ISFs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that in order to improve the ability of ABI filers to determine the proper bill of lading type for Importer Security Filings (ISFs), the Cargo/Manifest Status Query is being enhanced.
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These changes to this chapter will occur approximately sixty days from the date of the message. The changes are as follows:
Record Identifier R1 (Input)
Record Identifier R1 (Input) is a mandatory cargo/manifest query results input record that requests processing results by entry number, in-bond, BOL or air waybill number. The R1 record may be repeated. R1 will be amended as follows:
- Position 70 will include a Request for Related BOL Indicator. (See Cargo/Manifest Status Query chapter for the description and Note 3 for further explanation.)
Record Identifier R4 (Output)
Record Identifier R4 (Output) is a conditional cargo/manifest query results output record that provides data pertaining to the in bond number, master bill number, house bill number, sub-house bill number, manifest quantity, unit, issuer code of master bill number, and arrival and export dates of the in-bond. R4 will be amended as follows:
- Position 72 will include a BOL Type, which will be described as a regular, master, or house BOL.
- Position 73 will include the ISF Indicator, which provides a Y when the ISF is on file and an N when the ISF is not on file.
- Position 74 will include the Mode of Transportation Code, which may be Ocean, Rail, or Truck.
(CBP also recently issued a CSMS message describing changes to ISF Status Advisory messages for BOL-type errors that will become effective no sooner than July 10, 2010. See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/12/10 news, 10051220, for BP summary.)
CSMS #10-000125 (dated 05/19/10) available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17908&page=&srch_argv=10-000125&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby=#att
Amended CATAIR Cargo/Manifest Status Query chapter (amended May 2010) available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/docs/17908_531694437/Cargo_Manifest_Status_Query_032005.doc