NOTICE: Pilot Test of Automated Commercial Environnent

USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will conduct a pilot test of the Document Image System (DIS) to upload required shipment documentation for products entering the United States under specified Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Codes (see attachment).  During the test, interested Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) participants may volunteer to participate by submitting USDA APHIS required documentation (according to the specified HTS codes) at the ports of Pembina, SD and Sweetgrass, MT.  The DIS test will begin ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­15 days beyond the publication of this bulletin. It will continue through a date to be determined and published in the Federal Register). 

 

The APHIS documents that may be uploaded via DIS include:

• Foreign Government Sanitary Certificate (Veterinary Health Certificate)
• Permit accompanied by Health Certificate
• Permit accompanied by Producer/Manufacturer’s Statement (STAT)
• Documentary evidence of the country from which the product originates (e.g., a bill of lading, certificate of origin, invoice, label, document on official letterhead prepared by the manufacturer, seller, or shipper or health certificate)
• Documentary evidence of ingredients contained within the product (e.g., ingredient list, letterhead statement from the manufacturer, invoice, packing list). 

The documentation required is contingent on the ingredients and country of export of the product to be imported. You may submit questions concerning specific import requirements to USDA APHIS by calling (301) 851-3300, choose option #1 or send an email to: AskNIES.Products@aphis.usda.gov .

 

Participation in the test is limited to importers or brokers who are ACE entry summary filers as well as software providers merely transmitting electronically data received for transmission to CBP. Interested participants should contact their client representative for additional information pertaining to participation in this test.  Interested parties without an assigned client representative should inquire with Lori Kwiatkowski at lori.kwiatkowski@dhs.gov.  

                                                                                                                                                                        

Please see former DIS Test Notices for additional information and eligibility criteria (67 FR 20835, published April 6, 2012; 78 FR 44144, published July 23, 2013; 78 FR 53466, dated August 29, 2013). 

 

Finally, original documents must also accompany each shipment upon arrival at the port of arrival. See the Attachment for all HTS Codes associated with this pilot project.

 

Additional information pertaining to technical specifications (see DIS Implementation Guidelines) can be accessed on CBP.gov at the following link:

http://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/dis-implementation-guide.  

 

 

 

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• Attachment+Bulletin+5.16.14.pdf