ABI/QP in bond gives you the ability to create and send in bond/in transit requests to CBP without needing a complete ABI system or access to a bill of lading filing system. 

Before you begin creating in bonds, there are 3 tables you can set up to reduce the number of keystrokes at the time of entry.  A table holds data that is used repetitively. 

Select “Tables Menu”

To create a new entry for either a port or a location, a user defined code is required.  UN location codes are recommended if available.  Required fields are:

Code

Name

City

State

Country

CBP code

Schedule D – domestic

Schedule K - foreign

Click Save to complete the entry.

Select a radio button for type of filter then enter the characters to search with in the appropriate data:

Available sort filters are:

Name

Customer number

Location

Primary Customer type

Secondary Customer type

If you would like to create a new code, return to the file maintenance screen, enter a user defined code for this party and click okay:

Required fields for a customer record are:

Name

Address 1 (street address)

City

Country

FIRMS code (Mandatory for FTZ and bonded warehouses)

If the party is a bonded carrier, be sure to include the EIN/IRS number and SCAC or ICAO (Airline) code 

If the customer is a bonded facility, be sure to include the FIRMS CODE

Additional fields can be helpful:

Location – this can be the customers location, or the location of the responsible office.  It should be consistent

State/Zip

Email

Contact

Contact phone

EIN/IRS (mandatory in Bonded carrier file)

Click Cancel to exit the screen without saving data

Click Delete to remove the record

Click Add/Update to save the entry

Bonded Carrier entry – choose tables menu, then bonded carrier option:

Using the code previously created in the Name and Address profile table; enter the carrier code, carrier’s IRS/EIN number and SCAC code.  Click add/update.

ABI In Bond Inquiry - Navigation

From the main menu, choose Entry & Inquiry, then, ABI In Bond Inquiry

The inquiry screen displays data for in bonds that have already been created, as well as functions to create, copy, delete in bonds as well as arrive, export and divert existing in bonds.

The top of the screen provides options to filter and sort the data

You can filter by 

in bond 

Destination

Carrier

Master or House Bill

In Bond Type

Conveyance name

Voyage or Flight

Range of ETA From/To.

Within those filters, using the up and down arrows on the column heading, you can sort the results by that value.

Create an In Bond

Select the “ADD” button at the bottom of the screen.

Begin by entering a user defined Shipment ID.  This allows the system to track all activities against this particular entry.

From the drop down, select the Mode of transport for this shipment.  The mode will represent the mode of the bill of lading when it was created.

From the In Bond Type drop down, select  IT (61), IE (62) or T&E (63)

 

Enter the Value for the shipment.

Enter the load port of the origin of the cargo, the first location the cargo entered or arrived in the U.S., the U.S. destination for the in bond and the foreign destination if this is an IE or T&E.  

If this is a subsequent in bond,  enter the previous in bond number.  If there is no previous in bond number, enter your in bond number in the next field.

If you would like to include any shipment reference details, choose the reference code from the drop down and enter the number in the next field.

FTZ/CBW Check Box.  Activate this box if you are creating an in bond that will be withdrawn from a free trade zone or Customs bonded warehouse.  Activating will provide access to the item/container and marks/description of goods tabs for filing the full bill details.

Enter the conveyance name and voyage/trip number for the importing carrier.  This is not required for Air in bonds.

Enter the country code of the importing carrier.  This is not required for Air in bonds.

BTA/FDA Indicator - Mark this box  for “Y” if the in bond type is T&E, otherwise the system will sent “N”.  T&E withdrawls from FTZ are exempt.

ETA – From the pop up calendar, select the date of entry into the U.S.  Withdrawls from FTZ are exempt.

Master and House bill of lading numbers – Enter the importing carrier’s SCAC code and bill number. You may add multiple bill of lading numbers if applicable using the drop down box:For shipments withdrawn from an FTZ, this will represent the bill of lading number to be filed for the transport.

House bill number is only used for Air shipments and is reserved for future use with other modes.

Enter the quantity of the shipment.  If left blank, CBP will assume that the full bill quantity is being transported.

Carrier and destination Faciity – Enter the code or use the look up to find the bonded carrier and the destination facility for the shipment

You may enter up to 4 SNP (secondary notify parties) that will receive the status notifications of the filing.  This can be a SCAC or FIRMS code.  If the SNP isi an ABI filer, the format must be NNNNXXXNN where NNNN is the Schedule D of the CBP port of the SNP, XXX is the filer code, and NN is the office code, if used.

FTZ or Bonded Warehouse Withdrawls – When cargo is being withdrawn from an FTZ or CBW (Customs bonded warehouse), the filer must provide full bill of lading information related to the movement out of the facility.  

This is not the same as the bill of lading information used on the original import bill.  Both the Items/Containers and Marks & Description tabs must be completed.

Items/Containers – the basic data is inherited from the header screen previously entered.  You will enter the commodity HS code which can also be found using the look up icon

Next, enter the value for that shipment.  if there are multiple shipment items, you will enter each value individually

Shipper/Consignee/Notify Parties

This information can be manually entered or, it can be retrieved using the look up icon if you have created a Name and Address code in the table for this customer.  The Shipper should be reported as the company shipping the cargo out of the FTZ/CBW.  

As with other creens, if the customer codes were previously set up in the Name and Address table, they can be retrieved using the look up icon.

Container details

If the cargo is containerized, enter the container number, seal number size and type of container, the weight how the weight is represented, metric (M) or pounds (I) the quantity and package type.  Measurement is not mandatory but can also be included.  Each container will have it’s own entry.  To delete a container entry, use the right side check box and click delete under the check box column.  Container entries will be summarized in the container summary fields below.

If cargo is not containerized, enter these details in the summary/bulk, break bulk fields:

Each different commodity must have it’s own item.  To add an item, click the Add Item button beneath the item counter at the top right hand side of the screen:

If cargo is hazardous, include these details in the Hazardous fields at the bottom of the page:

When all entries have been completed, click update.  To exit without saving your entries, click cancel:

Move to the next tab, Marks & Numbers/Description of Goods:

Previously entered data is carried into this screen.  If there are no marks, the system will automatically enter “no marks”.  Add the text description of goods.  If there are multiple items, use the item drop down at the top right hand corner of the page to continue your entries for each item.  Click update at the bottom of the screen and then complete to return to inquiry.

Sending the in bond to CBP can be accomplished from the header screen or the inquiry screen using the Send button.  In either case, you will get a pop up screen where you can select the type of transmission you need to send.  

Once the shipment is sent, you can view the status on the inquiry screen

In the case of a rejection, you can click on the hyperlink for that status to see the CBP defined reason for the rejection:

From the inquiry, select the in bond, make the corrections and resend the data.

Once the in bond is accepted and it has arrived at it’s destination, you can arrive the in bond, export the in bond, or in the case of an in bond being diverted to a new destination en route, send a diversion request.  Select the in bond from the inquiry screen and click on the Arv/Exp/Div button to reach the following screen:

The system retreives the relevant data from the entry.  Use the action type drop down box to select the correct transmission for that in bond:

Enter the arrival date, location and FIRMS code.  For TE and IE, this will be the export date.  For a diversion request, enter the diversion to location. If the cargo is being exported by Ocean, use theOcean export checkbox and enter the vessel name.

Inquiry Function Keys

There are several functions that can be performed directly from the inquiry screen:

Add button allows you to create a new in bond entry.

Copy Button - If you have repetitive in bond shipments where the data is the same with a few exceptions, you can use a previous shipment as a template to make a copy.  

Put a check mark next to the in bond you would like to copy from and click the copy button:

 

You will be returned to the inquiry screen where you can select your new in bond and make necessary updates i.e., in bond number, container numbers etc., as applicable.

Send button provides a pop up window where you can select the type of transmission you need to send.  Select the in bond using the check box and click send:

Delete button will remove the entry from the system.  It does not automatically send a delete of the in bond to CBP.

History button will display the send and receive history of transmissions for the selected in bond

If you would like to see the detail of a particular transmission, use the check box and click on details:

Arr/Exp/Div buttons allow you to arrive, export or divert a shipment as outlined above