CBP Adds New Forms to Document Imaging System Pilot
CBP will begin the third phase of its Document Image System (DIS) pilot in the Automated Commercial Environment, expanding the program by supporting additional partner government agency (PGA) forms and revising rules for submitting images through DIS, said CBP in a notice. DIS allows for electronic submission of documents during the import process required by multiple agencies. CBP began testing the program in 2012 (see 12040548) and began the second phase during the summer of 2013 (see 13071014).
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Effective July 9, the following agency-specific forms that will be newly supported in DIS:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- STAT Supporting Statement (i.e., a letter on company letterhead that provides a statement from the producer/manufacturer certifying that conditions for the import of the specified merchandise have been met)
- Foreign Government Sanitary Certificate (Veterinary Health Certificate) (used by APHIS or other PGA)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Form 0728, Permit to Import or Transfer Etiological Agents or Vectors of Human Disease (Note: this is an updated version of the same form announced in Phase Two of the DIS test)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Form HS-7, Declaration (including supporting documents as specified by the form)
- NHTSA HS-474, Bond to Ensure Conformance with Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
CBP
- Pro-Forma Invoice
The rules for submitting documents via DIS will also be updated in the third phase, said CBP. In the third phase, if the document transmitted is required for release, including certified from ACE entry summary, the document may be transmitted without a prior request from CBP or the PGA, it said. For document types that require an agency prior, if the document is transmitted in support of entry summary in response to a request from CBP or the PGA, it will be accepted, though, if an entry document is submitted "that has not been requested by CBP or a PGA, CBP will not acknowledge the submission and may separately request the document, it said.
(Federal Register 06/25/14)