On December 11, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) # 14-000636 advising the trade that late ISF submissions will no longer be exempt from the bond requirement, effective January 10, 2014.

According to the CSMS, “To avoid delay or examination upon arrival, importers should ensure that bonds are in place to cover the ISF transaction prior to the cargo being loaded on the vessel destined for the United States. To electronically enforce this requirement, ISF Types 5 and 6 (Late ISF-10- No Bond and Late ISF-5- No Bond, respectively) will no longer be accepted as of January 3, 2015. “

CBP will publish the updated regulations on its website.

The CSMS can be accessed online here.