Personal Shipments being transported by a highway carrier are required to be reported on an ACE eManifest. 

In order to report a Personal Shipment, the carrier must create an ACE Shipment with the Shipment Type “3299 – Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles” (which may also be called “Household Goods”) and make sure the shipment is reported on the ACE eManifest.

Although a Personal Shipment is different from a PAPS shipment, the carrier will still need to provide a unique Shipment Control Number and all other information normally required for an ACE shipment including Shipper, Consignee, and Commodity information.

Informal Entries do not require Customs Broker involvement and carriers will not receive Entry Numbers. At the border, the driver should be prepared to show Customs form 3299 to the Customs Officer.

When completing the Customs Form 3299, the statement that the goods are “household effects” is not enough information. The complete inventory of imported goods will be treated as the packing list and must be provided to the officer upon request.