e-Manifest: Truck Participants Can No Longer Use Shipment Control Numbers as In-Bond Numbers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message which states that for some time it has been encouraging participants in Automated Commercial Environment e-Manifest: Truck to use legitimate CBP Form 7512 numbers with check digits or paperless in-bond numbers ('V' numbers with check digits) instead of shipment control numbers (bill of lading numbers) for in-bond movements, in order to avoid certain internal processing problems.
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Effective May 4, 2007 Shipment Control Nos Can Not be Used as In-Bond Nos
Commencing May 4, 2007, CBP sources state that e-Manifest: Truck participants will no longer be able to use shipment control numbers (bill of lading numbers) as in-bond control numbers, and will have to use CBP Form 7512 numbers with check digits or paperless in-bond numbers ('V' numbers with check digits) for in-bond movements.
(CBP adds that changes in this in-bond procedure have been outlined in the ANSI X12 309 set and EDIFACT CUSCAR, dated May 4, 2007, and Record of Changes in ANSI X12 and EDIFACT.
In the 309 set, the wording in the M1202 and M1206 has been changed to eliminate references to using the shipment control number as an in-bond number.
In the EDIFACT CUSCAR, the General Note for the DOC0365 segment has been changed to drop the shipment control number, as has been the Explanatory Note for DOC0365 C503.)
Ability to Use Shipment Control Numbers as In-Bond Numbers Could be Restored
CBP notes that the ability for e-Manifest: Truck participants to use shipment control numbers (bill of lading numbers) as in-bond numbers may be restored in the future.
(According to CBP sources, this administrative message erroneously uses the term Truck AMS, when the term e-Manifest: Truck should be used.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 02/28/07 news, 07022805, for BP summary of updated CBP instructions on carriers no longer needing to provide paper CBP Forms 7512, if in-bond transmitted via ACE e-manifest. See ITT's Online Archives or 09/19/07 news, 06091910, for BP summary of CBP's Short Guide to Create, Arrive, and Export in-Bond Shipments in e-Manifest: Truck.)
Adm: 07-0110 (dated 05/07/07) available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0110.ADM