US CUSTOMS and Border Protection announced in a cargo systems messaging service (CSMS) message on Monday that starting from January 1, submission of an advance electronic manifest in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will be required for de minimis shipments arriving in the US via commercial truck.
Carriers that 'make no attempt' to comply with the electronic manifest requirement will be fined US$5,000 for a first offence and subsequent offences will incur fines of $10,000, reported American Shipper.
Shipments qualifying for de minimis, or Section 321, release have been exempt from the electronic manifest filing requirement because of a CBP policy decision made during the implementation of the Trade Act of 2002, the agency said.
The growth in e-commerce and an increase of the de minimis value from $200 to $800 have resulted in a significant growth in shipments being manifested and released under Section 321, CBP said.
'Companies not utilising the provided portal will need to hire a service provider or have an EDI [electronic data interchange] system in place to submit the information,' the CSMS message said.
The lack of an electronic manifest eliminates CBP's ability to conduct risk assessments or perform advance targeting in the Automated Targeting System and results in longer processing and wait times, according to the agency.
Carriers that 'make no attempt' to comply with the electronic manifest requirement will be fined US$5,000 for a first offence and subsequent offences will incur fines of $10,000, reported American Shipper.
Shipments qualifying for de minimis, or Section 321, release have been exempt from the electronic manifest filing requirement because of a CBP policy decision made during the implementation of the Trade Act of 2002, the agency said.
The growth in e-commerce and an increase of the de minimis value from $200 to $800 have resulted in a significant growth in shipments being manifested and released under Section 321, CBP said.
'Companies not utilising the provided portal will need to hire a service provider or have an EDI [electronic data interchange] system in place to submit the information,' the CSMS message said.
The lack of an electronic manifest eliminates CBP's ability to conduct risk assessments or perform advance targeting in the Automated Targeting System and results in longer processing and wait times, according to the agency.