| Title: | SPECIAL BILL OF LADING IMPLEMENTATION |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2004-01-07 |
| To: | abi |
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JANUARY 7, 2004
TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: SPECIAL BILL OF LADING IMPLEMENTATION -
CHANGE IN OCEAN BILL OF LADING REPORTING
THE SPECIAL BILL PROGRAMMING FOR SEA AMS PARTICIPANTS WILL BE
MOVED TO PRODUCTION DURING THE NORMAL SCHEDULED SYSTEM OUTAGE ON
SATURDAY JANUARY 10, 2004, 11PM EST - 3AM EST.
THE SPECIAL BILL PROCESSING WILL ALLOW CBP TO RECEIVE NON VESSEL
OPERATING COMMON CARRIER (NVOCC) BILLS OF LADING FOR TARGETING
PURPOSES, YET RESTORE CARGO CONTROL AGAINST THE MASTER VESSEL
OPERATING COMMON CARRIER (MVOCC) BILL OF LADING.
FOR ENTRIES TRANSMITTED VIA ABI ON OR AFTER11PM EST ON JAN. 10, 2004,
WHICH COVER OCEAN CARGO, FILERS MUST REPORT THE MASTER VESSEL BILL
AS THE "MASTER" BILL IN ABI ENTRIES. FILERS WILL DISCONTINUE THE
PRACTICE OF FILING DIRECTLY AGAINST THE HOUSE (NVOCC) BILL.
IF DESIRED, THE FILER MAY REPORT THE NVOCC BILL IN THE "HOUSE"
BILL FIELD OF THEIR ABI ENTRY REPORTING SOFTWARE.
PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
CSMS #04-000070