RLF Can Now be Used to Transmit Unified Entry Summary/ISF Data
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that the trade can now use Remote Location Filing Prototype (RLF) to transmit both the entry/entry summary data (ABI application EI) and the Importer Security Filing at the same time (also known as a RLF Unified EI/ISF).
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(According to the 10+2 interim final rule1, if the ISF is filed pursuant to 19 CFR 149.2 via the same electronic transmission as entry or entry/entry summary documentation pursuant to 19 CFR 142.3, the importer or broker is only required to provide the following fields once to be used for ISF, entry, or entry/entry summary purposes, as applicable: (a) Importer of record number; (b) Consignee number; (c) Country of origin; and (d) Commodity HTS number, if this number is provided at the 10-digit level.)
CBP Had Asked Trade Not to Use RLF to Submit Unified EI/ISFs until ABI Updated
In January 2009, CBP issued a CSMS message stating that the ABI system had not yet been updated to accept ISFs when the trade uses RLF to transmit a RLF Unified EI/ISF and requesting the trade not submit them until ABI was corrected. CBP states that the problem prompting that request has been fixed and RLF Unified EI/ISFs will now process properly. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/29/09 news, 09012905, for BP summary announcing that RLF should not be used to transmit RLF Unified EI/ISFs until ABI was updated.)
1On November 25, 2008, CBP issued an interim final rule that amended 19 CFReffective January 26, 2009, to require Security Filing (SF) information from importers and additional information from carriers (10+2) for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S. The interim final rule establishes a compliance date of January 26, 2010.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 03/02/09 news, 09030210, for most recent BP summary of CBP's FAQ on 10+2, with links to previous parts.
See ITT's Online Archives or 11/25/08, 11/26/08, 12/03/08, 12/09/08, 12/10/08, 12/17/08, 12/19/08, 12/22/08, and 12/23/08 news, 08112505, 08112605, 08120305, 08120905, 08121010, 08121710, 08121905, 08122205, and 08122310, for Parts I-IX on the details of CBP's 10+2 interim final rule.)
CSMS 09-000112 (dated 03/05/09) available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17498&page=&srch_argv=09-000112&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby