The TCCPU is expecting a revised version of the D3-1-1 that includes a paragraph regarding the use of printouts of electronic cargo data instead of an A8A. The new wording will state that carriers have the option of using an In Bond – Cargo Control Document or a printout of the ACI transmission that contains the information listed in Appendix F, when ACI/eManifest data has been transmitted and a paper CCD is required for release purposes. Once the new D3-1-1 is published and the Operational bulletin is released, the TCCPU believes that in certain scenarios, a paper printout of a cargo transmission will be acceptable.

Regarding the use of eHBL and A8A, the hard copy of the electronic house bill transmission will be acceptable under the new policy, as long as it contains all of the required information listed in the new D3-1-1. For record-keeping purposes, a printout of the electronic transmission will be acceptable for the forwarder or broker who received it. If a next level tier forwarder needs to re-manifest and they are not yet live, a paper remanifest will still require a paper A8A.

For rail carriers in the 6000 series, a plain white paper copy of all the A8A information is provided as a manifest for use as either PARS or RMD and is accepted by the long room. In this case, only a copy of the eHBL information would be acceptable for use in PARS and paper RMD. A long room is unlikely to stamp a cancelled copy of a previous forwarder’s House Bill Message, so a paper remanifest still requires a paper A8A.