Customs Compliance Basics
Presenting Prior Notice Confirmation Print Out on Shipment Arrival
FDA recommends that Prior Notice confirmation accompanies any shipment of imported food. If a Shipment Arrives… By commercial carrier If Prior Notice was submitted through the FDA PNSI, the carrier must have the Prior Notice confirmation number. In ...
How to add/update flight details?
First do FSQ 05, to confirm if the flight details have changed or if the current ones already are the correct ones, once the flight details are confirmed, cancel the houses that needs to be updated and when the cancellation is accepted, click on the ...
Can I export out of an FTZ using entry Type 86?
No, you can not use T86 to export out of an FTZ Merchandise shipped to the US is deemed to have been imported into the country before being admitted into de FTZ. Since the goods have already been imported into the US before they are taken to the FTZ, ...
Canadian/ US Ports List - Truck
How can I know the matching Port name on the other side of the border? Here is a list of all matching ports: 1. Ambassador Bridge Windsor, ON / Detroit, MI 2. Blue Water Bridge Sarnia, ON / Port Huron, MI 3. Boundary Bay Delta, BC / Point Roberts, WA ...
How to delete DUMMY HOUSES in Customs City?
If you already know which house is the dummy go to the Air Summary, select from the checkbox the transaction you want to remove the dummy from, then click on the send button and the option of create FRX DUMMY will show, that option will allow you to ...
017 - HOUSE INVALID AWB NOT DEFINED AS MASTER
017 - HOUSE INVALID AWB NOT DEFINED AS MASTER We get this message when the airline has submitted the AWB as a Simple bill instead of a MAWB, in order to correct this, contact the airline to have them update the bill type to MAWB.
When to use Add, Change and Clone on Air AMS?
We use add when this is a new transaction or when we want to add more information to the manifest once this is on file. We use change when we want to make modifications to the AMS once this is on file. We use the clone option when want to use the ...
Entry already filed
If you get entry already filed, this means there are duplicates entry’s, for this case you should select all the entry’s which show the above error, go to the bulk actions button and select change entry, this will automatically change the entry’s ...
1C not showing in Air AMS system
If the 1Cs are not showing in the Air AMS and everything is released on the Type 86, you can do a manifest query for the MBOL to confirm the status. After entering the Airway Bill Number, make sure you select the ALL AVAILABLE NOTIFICATIONS and then ...
How to invite a user in Customs City System?
For inviting users, you should go to the three line menu on the right and then go to organizations, click on the small pencil and then go to create invitation blue button, a menu will pop up and you can add the email and rol for that new user, after ...
When To Use Original, Add, Cancel On Ocean AMS
We use Original when this is a new transaction If you wanted to add more HBLs to a manifest (manifest being HBLs grouped under the same date/voyage name/voyage #) you would send these additional HBLs as Add If you need to update/change any info on ...
What does the Flight Not Departed event means?
The Flight Not Departed event means that the airline has not sent the Flight Departure Message (FDM) In an Split Shipment, if the port entered is different from what the airline declared we'll get this status. For you to not have this status can: ...
What to do if i don't have 1C status on AIR?
First, we have to verify we have the flight details (FDM) which is the FSC 10 message. We have these 3 options to trigger the 1C's: 1. Send an FSQ/02 or an FSQ/04 2. Send the T86 as an Update 3. Send the AMS as a Change
ISF SA7 CONT BOND NOT ON FILE, ISF REJECTED
K1*SA7 CONT BOND NOT ON FILE~ K1*ISF REJECTED~ We get this message when the "ISF bond" and the "Bond Holder Tax ID" in the system doesn't match with the information provided by the bond holder, in order to correct this, the information entered in the ...
AIR AMS- HOW TO UPDATE AN INCORRECT MAWB ?
If we create an Air AMS and later on we realize the MAWB was incorrect or the carrier changed it, you have 2 options: 1. Upload the file again with the new prefix. Then cancel the MAWB with the incorrect prefix 2. Clone the MAWB and assign a new ...
ISF S75 - ENTITY IDENT NOT ON FILE
K1*S75 ENTITY IDENT NOT ON FILE~ K1*ISF REJECTED~ K1*S75 ENTITY IDENT NOT ON FILE~ We get this message when the ISF Importer/Consignee is not registered or the data is not Updated, to correct this error the importer must be registered under CBP, fill ...
Can a CFS nominate their FIRMS code on a HAWB?
Self-nomination is not allowed. ACE will accept it but it is not allowed. Any CFS found doing self-nomination will be deactivated by CBP.
AMS NO BILL MATCH (NOT ON FILE)
AMS BOLs with EDA over 90 days will not generate an ISF bill match.
Did you know that for consignment sales there is no transaction value at the time of importation?
This refers to goods dispatched to the country of importation not as a result of a sale, but with the intention that they would be sold on behalf of the supplier, at the price obtainable. At the time of importation, no sale has taken place, and the ...
Did you know that Single Window is an approach to service delivery under which all regulatory services for the clearance of import, export and transit are provided “under one roof”?
Did you know that Single Window is an approach to service delivery under which all regulatory services for the clearance of import, export and transit are provided “under one roof” to make it convenient for businesses to access and avail these ...
What is the WCO Data Model?
The WCO Data Model is the universal language for the exchange of legally required data in cross-border transactions. The WCO Data Model promotes the concept of “single submission” of data by the parties who are in the best possible position to ...
Did you know that the country of origin is not necessarily the country where the goods have been exported from?
A product may originate in and be exported from the same country, but it could instead originate in one country and be exported from another country.
WCO Data Model
The WCO Data Model represents a much-needed innovation in terms of harmonization and standardization of data elements needed to support the implementation of the Customs Data Principles contained in the Revised Kyoto Convention and the WCO Framework ...
What are Rules of Origin?
There is no international definition of Origin, although a distinction is made between two systems: preferential and non-preferential. In the case of preferential Origin, everything is based on bilateral or multilateral agreements. In the case of ...