The new rules went into effect in March 2014. Japan Customs began receiving cargo information on March 1, 2014, at 12 a.m. Japan Time (Greenwich Mean Time: February 28, 2014, at 3 p.m.). Filers were required to file cargo information for container cargoes with a deadline of filing on or after March 10, 2014, at 12 a.m. Japan Time (Greenwich Mean Time: March 9, 2014, at 3 p.m.).