| Title: | Perishable Good Indicator |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2017-04-27 |
| To: | abi,acep,newace |
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On April 27, 2017, CBP deployed new functionality into the Cargo Release transaction: an optional Perishable Goods Indicator (PER). The purpose of this indicator is to provide the Trade filer the opportunity to electronically mark the Cargo Release submission as covering perishable merchandise. The presence of the PER indicator enables the CBP system to bring the shipment to the attention of CBP in the Port of Entry as “PERISHABLE”
When the Trade filer opts to submit the Perishable Goods Indicator, he does so as follows:
Submit “PER” in the SE20 record, Positions 5-7, Reference Identifier Qualifier.
Submit “Y” in the SE20 record, Positions 8-57, Reference Identifier. {input is left justified}
PER, Perishable Goods Indicator, is always optional. When the Reference Identifier Qualifier is PER, the Reference Identifier must always be a “Y” to indicate that this cargo release filing is for merchandise which is perishable.
**Please note that the submission of this indicator has no effect on the system processing of the Cargo Release transaction and its presence does not append or supersede existing CBP policy with respect to the handling of perishable shipments.
CBP will make an updated version of the ACE Cargo Release CATAIR.