CBP to Enforce Rules Against Single Entries in ACE for Cargo on Multiple Trains
CBP will begin to enforce existing regulations that prohibit single entries for cargo on separate trains, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). While the Automated Commercial Service "did not enforce this regulatory requirement," ACE Cargo Release "was coded to…
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enforce this, and consequently any entry that has bills of lading from more than one importing conveyance will be rejected," the agency said. All cargo arriving on non-split conveyances may not be entered with cargo from another non-split conveyance, CBP said. "For CBP purposes, each train is a unique consist, and cargo from one such train may not be entered on the same entry with cargo from another such train (trains are not considered to be split [Bills of Lading] under the regulations)." Split air waybills will continue to be processed, CBP said.