| Title: | Expansion of the Export Manifest DIS Pilot |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2012-08-21 |
| To: | acee,ocean |
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin expanding the pilot project to have export ocean manifests filed via e-mail into the Document Imaging System (DIS) in place of the physical paper document being presented at the port. The expansion will take place as follows:
August 20, 2012 – Florida and all Gulf Coast ports to Brownsville, Texas and Puerto Rico
September 4, 2012 – All East Coast ports and Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit
September 17, 2012 – All West Coasts ports including Alaska and Hawaii
Current pilot participants may immediately begin filing export ocean manifests via e-mail into DIS at all Florida and Gulf Coast ports to Brownsville, Texas and Puerto Rico.
Please refer to the attached notice for more details on the expansion and contact information for ocean carriers who are interested in participating in the export manifest pilot.
CSMS #12-000327