CSMS Message: 94-000782

CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE ABI HN BORDER CARGO RELEASE APPLICATION
WHICH WILL INCLUDE A RECORD FOR BILL OF LADING INFORMATION.

THE SCHEDULED DATE FOR THESE CHANGES TO BE MOVED TO ACS PRODUCTION IS
APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 1, 1994. ALTHOUGH THESE CHANGES WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN ACS PRODUCTION AT THAT TIME, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE 90 DAY NOTICE
PERIOD. TRANSMISSION OF THE MANIFEST INFORMATION IN THE HN APPLICATION
IS NOT MANDATORY. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE SPECIFIC DATE BEFORE THESE
CHANGES ARE MOVED INTO ACS PRODUCTION.

PURPOSE: TO ESTABLISH A MANIFEST RECORD FOR THE HN BORDER CARGO RELEASE
APPLICATION.

A RECORD WILL BE ADDED TO THE HN APPLICATION SO THAT BROKERS MAY
CONTINUE TO USE THIS TRANSACTION FOR DIRECT ARRIVAL ROAD AND RAIL FREIGHT
AS WELL AS PROVIDE MANIFEST INFORMATION IF APPROPRIATE FOR THE ENTRY.
THE NEW RECORD IDENTIFIER WILL BE 0M (ZERO M) AND SHOULD BE REPORTED
FOLLOWING THE 01 RECORD. IT WILL BE A CONDITIONAL BORDER CARGO RELEASE
RECORD. IF THE CARRIER CODE IS PROVIDED IN THE 01 RECORD
THEN THE 0M (ZERO M) RECORD IS REQUIRED OR THE TRANSACTION
WILL BE REJECTED. IF THE 0M (ZERO M) RECORD IS PROVIDED AND THE
CARRIER CODE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 01 RECORD THE TRANSACTION WILL ALSO
BE REJECTED.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, TRANSMISSION OF THE MANIFEST INFORMATION IN THE
HN APPLICATION IS NOT MANDATORY. FOR SOME FILERS TRANSMITTING THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO ARE USING THE
ELECTRONIC MANIFEST INTERFACE IN BUFFALO. CUSTOMS WILL ONLY ACCEPT THE
FOUR POSITION CARRIER CODE AND ISSUER OF MASTER BILL FORMAT INITIALLY.
FILERS WHO CHOOSE TO MODIFY THEIR SOFTWARE AT THIS TIME WILL BE REQUIRED
TO CHANGE THE EDITING PROCESS TO ACCEPT TWO, THREE, AND FOUR POSITION
FORMATS TO ACCOMMODATE THE AUTOMATED RAIL MANIFEST SYSTEM WHICH IS
SCHEDULED FOR IMPLEMENTATION AROUND APRIL 1995.

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RECORD IDENTIFIER 0M (ZERO M) (INPUT)

DATA ELEMENTS LENGTH/CLASS POSITON STATUS DESCRIPTION NOTE

RECORD TYPE 2AN 1-2 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL
0M (ZERO M).

FILLER 12AN 3-14 M SPACE FILL.

MASTER BILL NUMBER 12AN 15-26 M MASTER BILL NUMBER 1
AS LISTED ON THE
MANIFEST. IF THE
NUMBER IS LESS
THAN 12 POSITIONS
IT IS LEFT JUSTIFIED.
DO NOT INCLUDE
SPACES, HYPHENS,
SLASHES, OR OTHER
SPECIAL CHARACTERS.

HOUSE BILL NUMBER 12AN 27-38 C HOUSE BILL NUMBER 1
AS LISTED ON THE
MANIFEST. IF THE
NUMBER IS LESS
THAN 12 POSITIONS
IT IS LEFT
JUSTIFIED. DO NOT
INCLUDE, SPACES,
HYPHENS, SLASHES
OR OTHER SPECIAL
CHARACTERS.

SUB HOUSE BILL 12AN 39-50 C SUB HOUSE BILL 1
NUMBER NUMBER AS IT
APPEARS ON THE
MANIFEST. IF THE
NUMBER IS LESS
THAN 12 POSITIONS
IT IS LEFT
JUSTIFIED. DO NOT
INCLUDE SPACES,
HYPHENS, SLASHES
OR SPECIAL
CHARACTERS.

QUANTITY 8N 51-58 M ENTER THE QUANTITY 2
THAT IS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF THE BILL
NUMBER BEING
REPORTED. IT IS
THE SMALLEST
EXTERIOR
PACKAGING UNIT.

UNIT 5X 59-63 C THE UNIT OF
MEASURE ON THE
BILL OF LADING.
THE STANDARD
GENERIC UNIT OF
PIECES (PCS) IS
ACCEPTABLE WHEN
THERE ARE
MULTIPLE UNITS
OF MEASURE
ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BILL OF
LADING; HOWEVER,
THIS DOES NOT
NECESSARILY
RELATE TO THE
UNIT OF MEASURE
ASSOCIATED WITH
THE TARIFF
SCHEDULE NUMBER
IN THE HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF THE UNITED
STATES ANNOTATED.

FILLER 6AN 64-69 M SPACE FILL.

ISSUER OF MASTER 4AN 70-73 M A CODE
BILL NUMBER REPRESENTING THE
STANDARD CARRIER
ALPHA CODE (SCAC)
OF THE PARTY WHO
ACTUALLY ISSUED THE
TRUCK BILL OF LADING.
DO NOT CONFUSE THE
ISSUER OF THE BILL
WITH THE OPERATOR
OF THE TRUCK.

FILLER 7AN 74-80 M SPACE FILL.
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NOTE 1: IF THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION CODE IS 30 OR 31 (TRUCK), THE
BILL OF LADING NUMBER MUST BE REPORTED.

NOTE 2: IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FOR A STRAIGHT BILL OF LADING, THE
QUANTITY IS THE BILL OF LADING QUANTITY. IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FOR
A HOUSE BILL OF LADING, BOTH THE MASTER BILL AND HOUSE BILL NUMBERS
ARE REPORTED BUT THE ONLY QUANTITY REPORTED IS THE HOUSE BILL QUANTITY.
SIMILARLY, IF A SUB-HOUSE BILL IS BEING REPORTED, NUMBERS FOR ALL LEVELS
OF THE BILL WOULD BE TRANSMITTED; BUT, ONLY THE SUB-HOUSE QUANTITY WOULD
BE SENT.

ADDITIONAL 0M (ZERO M) RECORDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO REPORT MULTIPLE BILLS
OF LADING AND RELATED INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE.

THE CARRIER CODE FIELD WILL BE ADDED TO THE 01 BORDER CARGO RELEASE INPUT
RECORD. THIS FIELD WILL BE ADDED AS LISTED BELOW:

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DATA ELEMENTS LENGTH/CLASS POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION NOTE

CARRIER CODE 4AN 58-61 C A CODE
IDENTIFYING THE
CARRIER. IF THE
MOT IS 30 OR 31,
TRUCK SHIPMENTS,
ENTER THE
APPROPRIATE
4-POSITION
STANDARD CARRIER
ALPHA CODE (SCAC)
AS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL MOTOR
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION
INC. THIS CODE IS
USUALLY LOCATED
ON THE BILL OF
LADING. IF IT
IS NOT, THE
CARRIER SHOULD
BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE IT.

FILLER 19AN 62-80 M SPACE FILL.
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IT WILL NOT BE PERMISSIBLE TO RECEIVE A PAPERLESS RELEASE EVEN THOUGH THE
HN BORDER CARGO RELEASE APPLICATION IS BEING MODIFIED TO TRANSMIT BILL OF
LADING INFORMATION. THE CAPABILITY TO GRANT PAPERLESS RELEASES FOR
BORDER LOCATIONS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT A LATER DATE.

ALL EDITS THAT CURRENTLY APPLY FOR THE HN APPLICATION WHICH DESIGNATE A
DIRECT ARRIVAL BORDER ENTRY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.

** AS MENTIONED EARLIER IF ANYTHING OTHER THAN A FOUR POSITION CARRIER
AND ISSUER OF MASTER BILL CODE ARE REPORTED AT THIS TIME IN THE BORDER
CARGO RELEASE APPLICATION THE DATA WILL BE REJECTED.

** EVENTUALLY THE SYSTEM WILL BE MODIFIED TO ACCEPT TWO, THREE, AND
FOUR POSITION CARRIER AND ISSUER OF MASTER BILL CODES FOR RAIL CARRIERS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE PLEASE CONTACT
MS. LINDA RILEY, OFFICE OF ACS, AT 202-927-0646 OR MR. LOU SAMENFINK,
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND CONTROL, AT 202-927-0042.

Referenced By

CSMS #94-000997