CBP Now Expects 1st ABI Filer to Join M1 Pilot Early Feb 2012
In U.S. Customs and Border Protection's January 2012 Trade Account Owner (TAO) Update, CBP stated that the M1 pilot (e-Manifest: Rail and Sea) was currently underway, with the first Automated Broker Interface (ABI) filer to join the pilot during the week of January 30th. However, CBP sources now state the first ABI filer will join the pilot a week later, during the week of February 6, 2012.
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(See ITT's Online Archives 12013149 for summary of CBP's recent update on M1, which stated that the M1 pilot is currently underway with participation by a few ocean and rail carriers and additional trade participants were being added on a regular basis beginning mid-January 2012. Full implementation of ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea is planned for March 2012. Decommissioning of the rail and sea manifest processing functions of the Automated Manifest System (AMS) is targeted for September 2012.)