(U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
For
several years there has been a request from the trade community and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel to allow for a universal port code functionality that would allow entry information to be
transmitted to CBP for arrival at any port of entry. Based on system limitations and regulatory challenges CBP has been unable to fully develop this functionality.
As an alternative, programming has
been developed that will allow northern border truck entries where the transmission has identified one port of entry to arrive at and be processed in the Automated Commercial System (ACS) at another. For
example, a truck shipment intended to arrive in Detroit arrives in Buffalo instead. If it meets the conditions discussed below the shipment could be arrived and the entry record would be transferred to
Buffalo.
This program will help prevent a significant number of entries from remaining unresolved and requiring deletion and cancellation processes. The change in programming works as follows:
The process will only be permitted for direct arrival truck shipments on the northern border.
If the merchandise is subject to FDA regulation or if an entry summary is on file at the time of release
the shipment is ineligible for this processing. When either one of these condition s are met the user will not be permitted to change the district port of entry.
If the above conditions are met to
change the district port of entry the CBP Officer will be allowed to change the port of entry code and allow the entry to be processed and completed at the new port. The entire entry record will transfer to
the new port of entry.
The entry processing and conversion of the port codes should be completed by the processing Officer. If all edits and validations are passed successfully Cargo Selectivity
processing will rerun and the district port of entry will be changed to the user's sign on district port. All records that are associated to the entry will be converted to the new DDPP of entry.
This
process will be accommodated by the use of the PAPS script at land border truck crossings. It will not be performed at those ports using the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). These changes will be
incorporated into ACE at a later dated. All ports are encouraged to update the PAPS script on all processing terminals to this new version as soon as possible to receive the full benefit of this process.
Directors, Field Operations should ensure that this information is disseminated to northern border CBP personnel in their areas of operation. Port Directors should ensure that the new PAPS script is
installed and that all personnel are allowing this change in District/Port codes to occur when all conditions are met in the automated system.
Questions or comments may be directed to James Swanson
via e-mail or at (202) 344-2576. Technical questions may be directed to Linda Riley of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at (703) 921-7130 or via email.
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