Instruments of International Traffic (IIT) is a U.S. Shipment Type for goods to clear through CBP and ACE Manifest. It allows for the release at the border of shipments consisting of skids, containers and similar articles. Goods entering as Instruments of International Traffic are free of duty and tax.
In order to qualify as Instruments of International Traffic, the goods:
- Must be made for repeated use and used in large quantities in international traffic (such as reusable containers).
- Must either arrive containing merchandise or arrive empty to be filled with merchandise to be exported.
- Must be covered under a continuous bond filed by either the importer or the carrier on Customs Form 301.
1. Create the trip and provide all mandatory information and save the trip (do not check mark the check box and provide a template name at this time. If you do, this only saves the trip portion).
2. Proceed to create the shipment/s and provide all the mandatory information and then click save and return to the main page.
3. Scroll to the bottom of section 8 (shipments) and check the check-box for the shipment(s) that you want to include in the template.
4. Go to section 7 (complete trip) and then check the create a trip template box and provide the template name and save.
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