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ACI eHBL 120 – The shipment was a Buyer’s Consolidation with different shippers (four HBL). Will this type of shipment with multiple tiers of freight forwarder 8000 CCNs Customs clear from a primary terminal after November 1, 2020?

In this scenario, the final freight forwarder has a Buyer’s Consolidation that can clear Customs from a Primary (CP) terminal after November 1, 2020. However, in this scenario, there are two levels of 8000 CCNs. The master consolidator/co-loader’s 8000 CCN is linked in its Close Message to the marine carrier’s previous CCN, and that 8000 CCN has a “Consolidated Indicator Yes.” The freight forwarder who “owns” the Buyer’s Consolidation will quote the carrier’s 9000 as the Primary in its eHBL writings and will quote the master consolidator/co-loader 8000 CCN as the previous CCN in its Close Message. The Close Message acquits the first master consolidator/co-loader’s 8000 CCN. The CBSA confirms that, because of the linking of the 8000 CCNs to the previous and the previous to the Primary, when all of the 8000 CCNs are Customs released, the D4 Deconsolidation Notice will flow to the Primary terminal, allowing the container to be moved directly from the yard to the importer. Note: Some NVOCCs are testing in November 2021 to determine if multiple levels of 8000 CCNs on a single FCL back-to-back or Buyer’s Consolidation can clear Customs from a primary terminal. Theoretically, once all of the 8000 CCNs in the levels are acquitted/released, the D4 Deconsolidation Notice will flow to the Primary warehouse/terminal. 

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