In order to transmit Section 321 Clearances please ensure that your account has been approved for this type of transmission. Please check with your IBC Sales manager.
To successfully transmit Section 321 Entries, your Air AMS file will need:
- The standard Air AMS lines
- A Section 321 record line
- After each Shipment Record line you can define one or multiple Package lines, in turn each Package line can have 1 or multiple Goods lines - Definition below
Once approved by US CBP, you will receive an Section 321 Filer ID. You will report it to IBC in the following manner
misc,1,section-321-originator-code,YOUR_ASSIGNED_CODE
This line should be reported before the Manifest Record Line and after your Email Record lines.
The Package Line has the following definition schema:
COL NUM FIELD_NAME NOTES
--- --- --------------------- -------------
A 1 record_type ("package")
B 2 record_version ("1")
C 3 quantity
D 4 package_awb
E 5 barcode
F 6 reference
G 7 incoming_container
H 8 vendor_code
I 9 vendor_awb
J 10 packaging
K 11 description
L 12 declared_value
M 13 declared_value_currency
N 14 weight
O 15 weight_units lb/kg/g
P 16 dim_l
Q 17 dim_w
R 18 dim_h
S 19 dim_units in/m/cm/mm
The Goods Line has the following definition schema:
COL NUM FIELD NAME NOTES
--- --- --------------------- -------------
A 1 record_type always "good"
B 2 record_version always "2"
C 3 quantity
D 4 description
E 5 good_url
F 6 hts_code
G 7 origin_country
H 8 declared_value_per_quantity
I 9 declared_value_currency
J 10 weight_per_quantity
K 11 weight_units
L 12 order_id
M 13 order_date
N 14 list_price_per_quantity
O 15 list_price_currency
P 16 retail_price_per_quantity
Q 17 retail_price_currency
The Goods Entity Line has the following definition schema:
COL NUM FIELD NAME NOTES
--- --- --------------------- -------------
A 1 record_type always "good_entity" or "hawb_entity"
B 2 record_version always "1"
C 3 role_name See Entity Role Section below
D 4 name
E 5 address
F 6 city
G 7 state
H 8 postal_code
I 9 country
J 10 phone
K 11 email
L 12 url
Entity Role Section
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The Entity role_name should be one of the following (defined by CBP)
ROLE
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carrier
buyer
consignee
seller
finalRecipient
shipmentInitiator
onlineMarketplace
other
broker
shipper
forwarder
These are definitions applied by CBP to the Entity Roles:
Definitions
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Shipment Initiator Name and Address (e.g., the entity that causes the movement
of a shipment, which may be a seller, shipper, or manufacturer, but not a
foreign consolidator).
Final Deliver to Party Name and Address (e.g., the final entity to receive the
shipment once it arrives in the United States, which may be a final purchaser
or a warehouse, but not a domestic deconsolidator)
Seller Name and Address (e.g., an international or domestic company that sells
products on marketplaces and other websites)
Buyer Name and Address, if applicable (e.g., the purchaser of a good from an
online marketplace. This entity is not always the same as the final deliver to
party.)
Further details would come from CBP, please review the documentation
provided by CBP for the section 321 pilot program.
Here is a summarized manifest for an order reference
# The file can contain blank lines and comments introduced with "#".
email,1,all,general-status@example.com
# record_type,record_version,man_code,man_date,man_origin,man_dest,flight_info,mawb
mawb,1,OBGBA100016602,20191218,LHR,JFK,VS0045,932-57321784
# record_type,record_version,profile_key,hawb,ship_ref_num,internal_reference,vend_ref_num,origin,final_destination,outlying,service_provider,dls_station,dls_final_destination,num_pieces,weight,weight_unit,contents,currency_code,declared_value,insurance_amount,description,hts_code,fda_prior_notice,terms,packaging,service_type,collect_amount,cust_key,ship_acct_num,dls_acct_num,ext_cust_acct,shipper_name,shipper_address1,shipper_address2,shipper_city,shipper_state,shipper_zip,shipper_country,shipper_phone,consignee_person,consignee_company,consignee_street_1,consignee_street_2,consignee_city,consignee_state,consignee_postal_code,consignee_country,consignee_phone,consignee_email,consignee_tax_id,comment,goods_coo,incoming_container
"hawb",13,,"4475853025637753042180",,,,"HKG","JFK",,,,,1,"0.21","K","APX","USD",29,,"Collectible Toy",9503000090,,,"B",,,,,,,"Gsocpai","324 COMTUIQIR PD",,"SHENZHEN",,90045,"CN","18339688669","Tdggdtlpasl Ftyyrb",,"2277 KGNAIQGTU TKAZWI MK",,"MELBOURNE","FL","32904-8056","US",,,,,"CN",1049816
package,1,1,4475853025637753042180..ref123,1001,,,P,"collectible toy",29,"USD","0.21","K",2,2,2,"in"
goods,2,1,"Sweet Scented Candle - 100% Was",https://www.thecandlemaker.com/item/1234456.html,......
"hawb",13,,"5845009938465331596614",,,,"HKG","JFK",,,,,1,"0.32","K","APX","USD",200,,"painting",9503000090,,,"B",,,,,,,"Gsocpai","324 COMTUIQIR PD",,"SHENZHEN",,90045,"CN","18339688669","Mvcpnut Yudghe",,"30 DPKXBJDG ZVVSA WP","CTN J","CATONSVILLE","MD","21228-5044","US",,,,,"AU",1049755
package,1,1,5845009938465331596614..,,,,P,"painting",100,"USD","0.16","K",6,2,8,"in"
goods,2,1,"Candle Holder - brass",https://www.thecandlemaker.com/item/2646547.html,.......
good_entity,1,seller,... info about the first good's seller
good_entity,1,shipper,... info about the first good's shipper
goods,2,1,"War Craddle- Fabric+Charcoal",https://thecandlemaker.com/item/1246543.html,......
good_entity,1,seller,... info about the second good's seller
good_entity,1,shipper,... info about the second good's shipper
package,1,1,5845009938465331596615..,,,,P,"painting",100,"USD","0.16","K",6,2,8,"in"
goods,2,1,"Candle",https://www.thecandelmaker.com/item/12245.html,...........