The United States Customs began to strengthen the handling of goods detention and fines for goods that failed to declare ISF truthfully and on time. See the attachment for details.

 

 

 

 

 

reference resources:

 

 

 

AMS declaration mainly refers to the information in the bill of lading. The freight forwarder can control more when declaring.

 

ISF declaration is mainly an entity in the supply chain, with some information in the buyer and some information in the seller. How to effectively integrate these information is difficult at the beginning.

 

If the freight forwarder helps to declare ISF, it must be collected at the time of booking.

 

Purchase Order of the importer and the item number in the order.

 

The customs code (HTSUS) corresponding to these item numbers.

 

The warehouse where the goods are delivered to the United States, or the specific name and address.

 

The consignee's U.S. tax return number and the importer's file number registered with the U.S. government.

 

If the importer declares by himself, he must communicate well when declaring.

 

The boarding date must be declared 24 hours before boarding.

 

The name and address of the manufacturer. In some cases, the importer needs to be provided by the seller.

 

The name and address of the cargo loading entity, which also needs to be confirmed with the freight forwarder.

 

 

 

ISF's Penalty Rules

 

The punishment will not start until January 26, 2010

 

On January 2, 2008, it was suggested that the penalty of ISF was the total amount of all loans

 

On November 25, 2008, the formal terms of the transition period were changed to five thousand dollars for each violation

 

CBP will provide ISF Bond in the future

 

 

 

Notice on Application of ISF Transition Period

 

Who sends ISF?

 

(1) The importer or (2) the freight forwarder or customs broker designated by the importer

 

How is ISF sent?

 

(1) Existing AMS system (2) American Customs ABI tariff system

 

SF10 and SF05 sending time

 

As with AMS, it must be sent 24 hours before boarding

 

SF10 and SF05 modification deadline

 

The final modification must be completed 24 hours before the ship arrives at the port

 

 

 

Important dates for ISF:

 

On January 2, 2008, the US Customs CBP released the ISF's NPRM - Notice of Proposed Rule Making

 

On November 25, 2008, the CBP of the US Customs published the formal terms of the ISF transition period, the Interim Final Rule, in the Federal Register, which came into force 60 days after its publication

 

Effective date of terms: January 26, 2009

 

Term execution date: January 26, 2010

 

Before June 1, 2009, CBP will still accept the industry recommendations and determine the final implementation rules