CBP, Census Revise Split Shipment FTR Rules at Urging of Industry
CBP and the Census Bureau revised their regulations for Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing for split shipments as a result of complaints from the trade industry, the agencies said. The revisions are related to a March final rule on Foreign Trade Regulations (see 13031501). According to CBP, Census "received feedback that the new split shipment requirement could not be implemented without considerable investments adding undue burden on the trade."
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The Census Bureau in March said that split shipments would include all modes of transportation and parts of a split shipment will not require a new EEI filing or a revision to the original EEI, as long as all parts leave within 24 hours from the same port.
The rules now say a "shipment covered by a single EEI transmission booked for export on one conveyance, but divided prior to export where the exporting carrier at the port of export will file the manifest indicating that the cargo was sent on two or more of the same conveyances leaving from the same port of export of the same carrier within 24 hours by vessel or 7 days by air, truck, or rail. For the succeeding parts of the shipment that are not exported within timeframe specified above, a new EEI must be filed and amendments must be made to the original AES record."
The Census Bureau advises interested parties to reference the complete FTR Letter No. 6 for more information. If interested parties have any questions concerning this requirement, please contact the Regulations, Outreach, and Education Branch at 1-800-549-0595, option 3 or by email using ftdregs@census.gov.
The agencies published Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) Letter No. 6 to revise the split shipment requirement. (here). CBP also announced the changes in a CSMS message (here).