CBP Warns of Upcoming Fatal Error Codes for Ocean EEM
Three notifications involving electronic export manifest for ocean will turn from “informational” messages to “fatal” error messages beginning Jan. 21, CBP said in a CSMS message last week. Code 640 will appear when certain shipper party information is missing, code 641 will signal that certain consignee and ultimate consignee party information are missing, and code 642 will appear if the consignee or ultimate consignee party info country code isn’t provided or isn’t valid. “EEM submissions will be rejected until the message is corrected,” CBP said.
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The agency also said code 007 will appear if the filing has “invalid cargo info.” If there is no cargo description, the filer should specify that the cargo is “empty.”