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AMS Filing Service

AMS - Automated Manifest System is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
system for receiving advance manifest data. For vessel transportation, cargo
declaration data must be available for U.S. Customs 24 hours before lading

BESITEC was one of the first European companies to receive authorization from US
Customs to act as a service provider for the Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS),
having fulfilled all requirements.


Our services

BESITEC implementation services

Setting up of an account at US Customs via the net provider GXS for the
transportation company
Implementation of a protected environment in the BESITEC system,
providing of storage and computing capacity
Setting up of a customer account in the BESITEC system for Web entry of
B/L data

BESITEC communication services

Receiving of B/L data from a customer
Processing of this data and creation of a message ANSI X12 309 V4010
(manifest data), optional for empty containers message ANSI X12 358
V4010
Transmission of this message via the GXS network to the US Customs
system
Receiving messages from US Customs
acceptance / rejection with message ANSI X12 355 V4010
status information with message ANSI X12 350 V4010
advisory details (in-bond movings) with message ANSI X12 353 V4010
Providing the customer with this information



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Course of action

The entry of cargo details, which are the basis for data transmission to US
Customs, has to be made by the Ship owner or his beneficiary via the Web-
B/L input method provided by BESITEC.
Alternatively all data can be sent via EDIFACT to the BESITEC system.
Return information from US Customs will be received and forwarded to
customer by BESITEC.
This can either take place by publishing under the customer's web account or
by sending an EDIFACT message.


Preconditions

The transportation company must possess a SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
code. The United States Customs Service has mandated the use of the SCAC for
their Automated Manifest System (AMS).BESITEC requires the code for the data
transaction with US customs.
For the purposes of initiating the in-bond movement, the AMS participants who are
transmitting their cargo declarations electronically, whether directly or through the
use of a service provider or port authority, must obtain an international carriers bond.


Are you interested?
Then please contact us at edi@besitec.com