CBP Testing Electronic Crew List Submissions, Manifest Signatures for Sea Vessels
CBP is testing "the feasibility of capturing sea vessel operator/agent I-418 manifest signature information electronically using mobile tablets," the agency said in a recent letter to the National Association of Maritime Organizations (here). The testing, which began in November, is…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
going on at the Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans and Newark ports, said Todd Hoffman, executive director of admissibility and passenger programs.at CBP. The agency is "working to amend the regulatory requirements of vessel operators to eliminate paper-based submission" of crew and passenger lists, said CBP. "The amendment will also include CBP capturing signature of vessel operators/agents and the transmission of the electronically signed" copies, it said. CBP asked that NAMO members sign up to take part in the electronic signature testing, which is "contingent on availability of mobile tablets and accessibility to mobile connectivity."