US Customs

The New US Security Regulations for Air Shipments to US

Current Status

On December 5th, 2003 the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the final rule regarding the Required Advance Electronic Transmission of Cargo Information 4 hours before arrival of the aircraft. The enforcement date, which was originally set to March 4th, 2004, has been postponed. The implementation is planned in stages, with the following rollout:

• East Cost US ports of entry: August 13th, 2004
• Central US ports of entry: October 13th, 2004
• West Coast US ports of entry: December 13th, 2004

Based on market demand, TRAXON has, for the time being, decided to concentrate on one solution for US Customs. With this solution, the required data will be sent via TRAXON to the airlines. The airlines will use their own system to transfer the data to Air AMS. This does not mean that Traxon will not provide other options in future, should demand increase.

Some airlines have started to inform their customers that if the FHL is not transmitted electronically they will be charged more (e.g. 8 EUR or 500 JYE), if transmitted electronically, they will be charged less (e.g. 2 EUR or 150 JYE).

Overview of TRAXON Services for US Customs