SOLUTION PERSPECTIVES: Ensuring ISF Compliance
Importer Security Filing:
The 10+2 Rule
A capability of Manhattan Associates’
Supply Chain Visibility
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n January 2010, the United States Customs and Border
Protection agency (CBP) began active enforcement
of the expanded ocean importer security filing (ISF)
requirements, commonly referred to as the “10+2” rule.
Under this regulation, importers are required to provide
advanced information regarding ocean cargo bound for the
United States in order to better secure our borders from
terrorist threats.
Failure to provide the information required on the ISF accurately and in a
timely manner adds significant financial risks to your supply chain. Not only
might you be fined for failing to file the ISF on time—24 hours before vessel
loading begins—but the CBP can also issue “do not load” restrictions at the
port of origin or seize the goods at customs upon their arrival in the United
States—either of which could cause delays in shipments and result in
lost sales.
Simplify the ISF data collection and filing process
Manhattan’s Supply Chain
Visibility allows you to lower
the cost and complexity
involved with staying in
compliance with the latest
importer regulations
from the Department
of Homeland Security.
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Gathering the data elements that compose the ISF in a timely manner is
challenging for most importers. Information pertaining to the buyer, seller,
consignee and freight forwarder is required, but some of this typically isn’t
available until much later than the CBP mandates. As a result, the majority of
the industry has chosen to rely on freight forwarders or brokers to handle the
filing—for a fee. Given the expense of a filing service and the lack of control
over the process when leveraging a partner, many businesses would rather
own and manage the filing process themselves.
The Importer Security Filing capability—part of Manhattan’s Supply Chain
Visibility solution—provides a means to gain visibility into your extended
supply chain, while giving you the ability to simplify the ISF data collection and
filing process. By leveraging the information inherently available within the
visibility platform, you can automate the data collection process and greatly
simplify compliance—avoiding the potential for errors from manually entering
data into online forms.
Importer Security Filing: The 10+2 Rule
Manhattan’s Importer
Security Filing provides a
lower-cost alternative to
ensuring compliance with
the Customs & Border
Protection agency.
Manhattan’s Importer Security Filing capability reduces the cost of compliance
by allowing you to manage the process in-house, eliminating third-party filing
fees. When all the required information is available, the solution formats the
ISF into the CBP prescribed EDI format and later completes the process by
capturing CBP remarks and guiding you through any required issue resolution.
Leverage the power of whole chain awareness
to remain compliant with the 10+2 regulation
Manhattan’s Importer Security Filing provides a lower-cost alternative to
ensuring compliance with the Customs & Border Protection agency. With this
capability, you can:
educe your cost of compliance with the 10+2 regulation
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Avoid costly penalties imposed by the CBP
• Avoid costly delays loading your cargo at the foreign port & while clearing
U.S. customs
• Retain complete ownership of the ISF filing process
• Proactively monitor the timeliness of key ISF filing events
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Supply Chain Visibility provides a web-based platform
for streamlining the importer security filing process.
• Automates capture of ISF attributes
• Generates and tracks key ISF related events
• Incorporates an exception-based ISF “to-do” list
• Exports ISF data in CBP required format (EDI 309)
• Provides seamless capture and alerts of ISF remarks
from the CBP (via EDI 355)
• Includes easy-to-use form-based entry (when required
information is unavailable)
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Importer Security Filing: The 10+2 Rule
About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
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Importer Security Filing: The 10+2 Rule