10 PLUS 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR MARITIME CARGO CARRIERS AND                                                IMPORTERS

  The Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements interim final rule will
require maritime cargo carriers and importers to submit additional data to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) before vessels are permitted entry into the country.
The interim rule, known as 10+2, will take effect Jan. 25, 2009, with enforcement to begin
one year later.
  The rule requires carriers to submit a vessel stow plan and container status messages under
certain scenarios where cargo containers are destined for the United States. The rule also
requires importers or their agents to submit an Importer Security Filing (ISF) with eight data
elements, no later than 24 hours before the cargo is laden aboard a vessel destined for the
United States. They are:
         ƒnSeller;
         ƒnBuyer;
         ƒnImporter of record number / foreign trade zone applicant identification number;
         ƒnConsignee number(s);
         ƒnManufacturer (or supplier);
        ƒnShip to party;
        ƒnCountry of origin; and
        ƒnCommodity Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) number
  The ISF will also need to include two data elements that must be submitted as early as
possible, but no later than 24 hours prior to the ship¡¦s arrival at a U.S. port. These data
elements are:
        ƒnContainer stuffing location; and
        ƒnConsolidator.
  The rule provides flexibility for importers with respect to the submission of four of these data
elements. In lieu of a single specific response, importers may submit a range of responses for
each of the following data elements: manufacturer (or supplier), ship to party, country of
origin, and commodity HTSUS number. The ISF must be updated as soon as more accurate or
precise data becomes available and no later than 24 hours prior to the ship¡¦s arrival at a U.S.
port.
  Carriers will be required to filed the vessel stow plan, and carrier status messages. Importers
will file their data through the Automated Broker Interface; carriers will file by way of the
Automated Manifest System.
     The 10 plus 2 data elements will not change the 24 Hour advanced manifest rules.
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