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This is the advisory response from our office to the questions that were asked during the presentation on Importer Security Filing at your monthly Cleveland Freight Association meeting. Some of these answers can also be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the CBP website at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/security_filing/
Q1 - How many shipments to date have had an ISF?
A1- There has been over 500,000 unique ISF-10s filed since January 1st, 2010 (less than a month). And we received well over 4.5 Million ISF-10s during the one-year delayed enforcement period.
Q2 - When a trading company is used in a foreign country, the actual manufacturer is unknown and the trading company will not provide the actual manufacturer as they will become obsolete, how does a filer report the manufacturer?
A2 - This information can be found in the interim final rule (IFR). CBP’s preference is to obtain the last manufacturer, however, the data element is titled “Manufacturer or Supplier” and therefore any of the following is accepted:
1. Name and address of the entity that last manufactures, assembles, produces, or grows the commodity
2. Or, name and address of the supplier of the finished goods in the country from which the goods are leaving.
Q3 - When an ISF is filed and then the Bill of Lading information changes, such as in the case of many LCL shipments, how does this get updated. Along with this, if the SCAC code for a shipment is unknown should the code UNKN be used or what should the procedure be?
A3 -This depends on what information changes actually occur. If the bill number itself is changed or needs to be corrected, the ISF must be updated to reflect this change. If certain manifest data such as the vessel name changes, then the ISF would not need to be updated since the vessel name is not part of the ISF requirements. The correct SCAC must be obtained as it is considered part of the bill of lading number for ISF purposes.
Q4 - In the situation that an importer has goods sent in on their behalf (CIF or CFR terms) and it has arrived in the US without an ISF filed and they need a broker to clear customs, how should the broker handle this shipment?
A4 - INCOTERMS have no bearing on the identification and responsibilities of the “ISF Importer”. The party causing the goods to enter the limits of a port in the United States is the party responsible for filing the ISF. This party could be the owner, purchaser, consignee, or agent. In the near future, shipments without an ISF will most likely be put on manifest hold at the port of unlading.
Q5 - There was an example given last night when the broker queried the Master Bill and it had been entered, but after the ISF was filed it returned a message saying Bill not on File. How can this be and does this have a penalty effect on the broker’s C-TPAT status?
A5 – This response can be found in the recent FAQ update:
Every Importer Security Filing must reference at least one bill of lading number (BOL) at the lowest level transmitted to CBP in AMS (i.e., house bill or regular/simple bill). The BOL number is part of the customs manifest information that is already required to be transmitted to CBP by the carrier or automated NVOCC in AMS 24 hours prior to vessel lading of cargo destined to the U.S.
The return message “Accepted, no Bill on File” means that the ISF was accepted but the BOL number listed as part of the ISF did not match to a house BOL or regular/simple BOL on file within AMS. There are a few common reasons why there may be a no bill on file message:
Please do not send in a replace (amended) ISF to in order to try and force a match message as these types of actions could potentially impact your compliance profile. If you have gone through all these steps and you are confident that the BOL number transmitted as part of your ISF is the lowest level BOL in AMS, the correct bill type code was referenced, and your VOC or NVOCC transmitted the manifest information in AMS, you can contact your CBP Client Representative for assistance.
Best Regards,
Diane Amstutz
Supervisory Import Specialist
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
6747 Engle Road
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
tel: 440-891-2557 fax: 440-891-3836
email: diane.amstutz@dhs.gov