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China 24 Hour Advance Manifesting Notice

China Customs Advance Manifest（CCAM）Rule

 

Effective June 28, 2014*, China Customs is requiring full compliance with the CCAM regulation of advance manifest submission.  All cargo shipment destination to China is enforcing a 24-hour CCAM rule in prior to the loading time of the last foreign loading port. Although this regulation began in 2009, compliance with the requirements has not been mandatory until now.  Below are the details of the regulatory requirements.

 

Cargo Subject to Advance Filing

All containerized cargo discharging in China for final delivery in China. 

Cargo Not Subject to Advance Filing Requirements

FROB (freight remaining on board), cargo transshipping via China for delivery outside of China, Ro/Ro, break bulk, empty containers and NVOCC House bills of lading are not subject to the advance filing requirements.

Deadline of Advance Manifest Filing

The carrier is required to submit data a minimum of 24 Hours prior to loading the vessel that will call China. 

Documentation Cut-Off

In order to ensure timely filing and allow operational flexibility in the event of non-compliance or the issuance of a DO NOT LOAD order, the documentation cut-off will be 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) prior to the respective port CY cut-off date/time for the applicable vessel.  "K" Line will implement a "No Documentation, No Load" policy for applicable shipments.  Please visit the Security section of www.kline.com for additional details. 

Required Data Elements

*  Name of Shipper, Consignee & Notify Party(s)

*  Complete street address, P.O. Box number, city, state/province of Shipper,

      Consignee & Notify Party(s)

*  Place of Receipt

*  Port of Loading

*  Port of Discharge

*  Place of Delivery

*  Container Number(s)

*  All Seal numbers affixed to container(s)

* Complete cargo description

*  Gross weight per commodity item

*  Total gross weight

*  Number and type of packages per commodity item

*  Total number and type of packages

*  Complete hazardous commodity details (if applicable)

 

 

For more information about this regulation, you may visit China Customs website:

 

Decree No.172

http://english.customs.gov.cn/publish/portal191/tab3972/module21538/info162113.htm

 

Or you may check with shipping lines/carriers at your station.