Flagship Tips SHIPS*AMS
Anytime there has been an amendment done on a Bill of Lading and then saved, the B/L must then be retransmitted to USCS. Acommon mistake is to make the changes tot he B/L but never resend this information. A simple way to check on this is to go to the Bill of Lading Quick Lookup screen. You will see two (three if amended) entries along the middle left hand side of the screen regarding the B/L transmission. The first is the "Created" date. The second would be the "Edited" date (if any amendments were done), and the last entry would be the "Submitted" date. If any amendments were done, the submitted date should be the same as or later than the "Edited" date. If this is not the case, then the B/L has not been submitted to USCS after being amended.

Special Bill *NOTICE*
This notice is to inform the Working Group of a change in the implementation date of the Special Bill enhancements in the Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS). These enhancements, as agreed to by the Working Group and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will provide a solution to the 24-Hour Rule post implementation problems that were experienced by the trade and this agency.

It was announced that the Special Bill would be moved to production (implemented) on December 6, 2003. However, testing of the Special Bill programming with selected trade partners has identified several problems requiring additional coding in Sea AMS. Unfortunately, the problems detected cannot be resolved and adequately tested by the intended December 6, 2003 production date. CBP now anticipates that the Sea AMS Special Bill enhancements will move into production on January 10, 2004, following successful testing with additional selected trade partners. The trade also recognizes the need to reschedule the date and has voiced its agreement.Read More..

Hope you all have a nice weekend

Best regards,
Flagship Technologies - Bloksberg Inc
Tim Francart
Customer Service Specialist
Phone: +1 724 727 9925
E-mail: tfrancart@flagship.com