CBP LOI Requirements Chart

CBP LOI Requirements Chart

LOI Requirements (Letter of Intent): CBP Application for AIR/OCEAN/ ABI

All applications should be emailed to: letterofintent@cbp.dhs.gov

 

OCEAN AMS/PTT

ISF

AIR AMS / ACAS

ABI

General Aspects

No vendor limits

 

Customer not necessarily US based

No LOI requirements

1 vendor only linked to the originator code

 

Airline not necessarily US based

Customs Brokers and CFS (warehouse) US based

2 vendors only linked to the originator code

 

Customs Brokers US based

NVOCC (Non-Vessel Owner Common Carrier)

Requirements:

·        FMC Bond (coverage up to 150k)

·        SCAC Code

·        Type 3 Bond (International Carrier Bond, coverage up to 50k) If they don’t have it, a surety company will issue the bond

No LOI requirements

N/A

N/A

Carrier/ MVOCC (Master Vessel Owner Common Carrier)

Requirements:

·        SCAC Code

·        Type 3 Bond (International Carrier Bond, coverage up to 50k) If they don’t have it, a surety company will issue the bond

 

·        Paperless Master In-bond: Type 2 Bond (Custodian Bond) * If applicable

No LOI requirements

N/A

N/A

Customs Broker

N/A

No LOI requirements

Requirements:

·        Filer Code

·        Type 1 Bond (Importer Bond)

Requirements:

·        Filer Code

·        Type 1 Bond (Importer Bond)

Self-Filing Importer

N/A

No LOI requirements

N/A

 Requirements:

·        Filer Code

·        Type 1 Bond (Importer Bond)

Warehouse / CFS

Warehouses can receive AMS Ocean status notifications applying as SNP (Secondary Notify Party)

 

SNP Requirements:

·       SCAC Code or FIRMS Code

 

No LOI requirements

Requirements:

·        FIRMS Code

·        Type 2 Bond (Custodian Bond)

·        Type 3 Bond (International Carrier Bond)

N/A

Airline

N/A

No LOI requirements

Requirements:

·        IATA/ICAO Code

·        AWB Prefix

·        Type 3 Bond (International Carrier Bond)

 

N/A

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