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Advance Electronic Cargo Information (Air AMS)
Customs and Border Protection - Trade Act of 2002 Requirements
With the signing into law of the Trade Act of 2002, on August 6, 2002, the requirement of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to receive cargo manifest information prior to arrival in the United States was mandated. Final rules were published by CBP on December 5, 2003, outlining the specific information that would be required and timeframes for receipt.
Air shipments Inbound to the United States:
- No later than “wheels up” for any foreign port or place in North or Central America, South America (north of the Equator), the Caribbean, and Bermuda; and four (4) hours prior to first port of arrival in the U.S. for any other foreign area.
Air shipments outbound from the United States*:
- No later than two (2) hours prior to the scheduled departure of the aircraft
- * Applies only to shipments without an export license.
Permission to land at any international airport in the U.S. may be denied if advance electronic information for incoming foreign cargo aboard an aircraft has not been received by CBP through Air AMS.