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CBP Clarifies that M1 Pilot (eManifest: Ocean/Rail) Differs from "Trade Testing"

On July 19, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a CSMS message stating that it has published a Federal Register notice announcing a new start date of no earlier than August 1, 2011 for the National Customs Automation Program…

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Test (pilot) of Automated Manifest Capabilities for Ocean and Rail Carrier in ACE (eManifest: Ocean/Rail or M1). CBP advises that this date is in reference to the commencement of the pilot and is not related to trade testing, which began in May 2011 and has met CBP’s success criteria. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/18/11 news, 11071821, for BP summary of Federal Register notice.) (CSMS #11-000163)