October 13, 2014 | ATA Carnet
Continued Exemption Available for ATA Carnet Shipments
Roanoke Insurance Group confirmed that the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) has received a written statement from U.S. Census clarifying that during this period of Informed Compliance ATA Carnet shipments will still be exempt from the new EEI filing requirement. U.S. Census stated the following: “During this period (of Informed Compliance), the CBP will not penalize Carnet holders, authorized agents, or carriers of these goods for failure to file the EEI or ship Carnet exports. The period of informed compliance will take place from the revised FTR effective date of April 5, 2014, through October 2, 2014. As a temporary solution to ensure that carriers will load cargo, the U.S. Principal Parties in Interest or the authorized agent may include “CARNET” as an exemption statement on required manifest documents per FTR 30.45.”