CBP to Allow Release Based on Screen Printouts During Simplified Entry
CBP will temporarily allow non-automated consolidated freight stations, warehouses and terminals to release cargo based on screen printouts presented to them by filers while the agency conducts its Simplified Entry pilot, it said on July 2. CBP says the interim procedures will allow non-automated facilities that don’t get electronic releases to handle entries filed under the pilot. Simplified Entry does away with the filing of paper Form 3461, so CBP won’t be creating courtesy copies or otherwise stamping forms, it said.
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If a facility uses the interim screen printout procedures, the printout should have at a minimum the shipment ID and quantity being released, the type of release as well as clear identification of who presented the release information, said CBP. For audit purposes, this will satisfy due diligence on behalf of the non-automated facility, it said. In the event that cargo that is unreleased or on hold is released from a non-automated facility where they received a release from the filer, CBP will seek remedy from the party who provided such information to the non-automated facility. Record retention guidelines will also apply, said CBP.
“It is also important all parties understand that this is an interim process and that in order to effectively operate in an increasingly paperless environment, non-automated facilities are strongly encouraged to automate as functionality is delivered in the Automated Commercial Environment,” said CBP.