Table of Contents:
- Compliance & Flexibility with Unified Filing for e-Commerce Shipments
- Entry Type 86
- Why Work with a Service Provider?
- One-Stop eCommerce Shipment Solution from CrimsonLogic
- How CrimsonLogic can Help
- High-Volume Parcel Clearance
- Ground Handling Services
- Real-Time Updates
Businesses wanting to take advantage of the lucrative ecommerce market need a more efficient and cost-effective way to import large-volume air parcels. The rising costs of air freight and logistics can cut deeply into the bottom line otherwise. Along with the worldwide surge in the volume of parcel imports, new trade deals, revised policies and new customs regulations have made it crucial for companies to find solutions such as unified filing for e-Commerce shipments.
Compliance & Flexibility with Unified Filing for e-Commerce Shipments
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to roll out various programs to address several issues caused by the ecommerce boom. One of these programs is Entry Type 86, a new clearance option for low-value imports (at $800 or less) in all modes of transport. Unified filing streamlines processes and can help make it easier for companies to meet compliance requirements of revised policies and new regulations.
Entry Type 86
Entry type 86 essentially expands the coverage of Section 321 informal entries to include controlled goods or goods regulated by partner Government Agencies (PGAs) like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This means that both PGA and non-PGA regulated parcels can enter the country free of tax and duty and without additional requirements, as long as customs brokers provide the HTSUS
(Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) code for each product in the shipment.
For CBP, Entry Type 86 is designed to improve targeting and risk assessment while keeping the flow of legitimate parcels uninterrupted. CBP can better identify high-risk parcels while speeding up the movement of low-risk shipments. For trade participants knowledgeable in HS code classification, Type 86 provides a faster and more affordable way to clear PGA and non-PGA goods.
Entry Type 86 is considered “customs business” because of HTS code requirement. At this time, only customs brokers or authorized agents are allowed to file Type 86 documentation to CBP via ABI in ACE. Section 321 clearance is still an option for filers who choose not to clear parcels via entry Type 86.
For Type 86 parcels transported by air, clearance is usually done via ECCF (Express Consignment Carrier Facility) or CFS (Container Freight Station) at major airports combined with last mile delivery via the postal system. Hybrid CFS/ECCF options are also available. The best clearance options depend on the type of shipment, with time-sensitive non-postal parcels ideally cleared through ECCFs.
Why Work with a Service Provider?
Ecommerce businesses want to ship their parcels to the U.S. quickly and cheaply. However, few importers or broker agencies have the technical capabilities, compliance knowledge, customer-facing service expertise to accomplish this.
Outsourcing ecommerce shipment clearance to a trusted service provider gives customers more flexibility and options than they would have otherwise. Advanced software allows providers to process high volumes of parcels quickly, classify goods accurately, and value each parcel to ensure that duties and other fees are only paid when needed.
One-Stop eCommerce Shipment Solution from CrimsonLogic
CrimsonLogic offers industry-leading trade and freight solutions to make it possible for trade participants clear ecommerce shipments using unified filing.
Import Solution for U.S. eCommerce Shipments
CrimsonLogic US e-Commerce Import Program provides a one-stop import solution, including duty free entry Type 86 clearance and ground handling service and fulfillment for Section 321 goods up to $800 USD. Complete filing of pre-arrival documentation requirements for all your ecommerce shipments from a single platform.
How CrimsonLogic can Help
- Customized program to fit the needs of your business
- Dedicated Client Solutions Manager
- Full visibility
- Single format submission for Ocean and Air clearance that encompasses ISF/ACAS/T86/AMS Ocean/AMS Air
- Quick & easy compliance
Features and Benefits:
Automated Customs Filing. CrimsonLogic supports ACAS, Section 321, Ocean and Air Type 86 filings, as well as advance electronic data filings (eManifest, ISF, eHBL, etc.) to satisfy CBP pre-arrival requirements.
Expanded Port Options. CrimsonLogic services are available in major ocean ports and airports for your convenience. Multiple ports ensure flexibility so you can choose the best and most cost-effective routes for high-volume parcel shipments.
Cost Effective. Clearance via CFS means no customs fees per HBL. While clearance can take from 2-5 days, CFS is not an express clearance facility so you save the $1 fee per HBL. You can also choose to clear via ECCF for as low as US$0.45 per parcel.
Flexible. CrimsonLogic supports clearance of parcels regulated by Partner Government Agencies (PGA) and non-regulated Section 321 shipments. Filing high-volume PGA and non-PGA entries from a single system saves time and labor, speeding up the cargo clearance process.
High-Volume Parcel Clearance
CrimsonLogic can file all necessary high-volume parcel import documentation to Customs on your behalf. Simply send us the shipment details, and our team of compliance professionals will validate, reformat and submit the data to CBP. CrimsonLogic also handles issues like rejected shipments/shipments on hold due to invalid HTS codes, and incomplete or inaccurate data. We amend the filing and resubmit if needed to ensure fast processing.
Ground Handling Services
Our post-arrival ground handling services collects shipments at the airport terminal for transfer to a CFS, where the freight is deconsolidated, repackaged and dropped off at the U.S. Postal Service for last mile delivery. CrimsonLogic provides other last mile delivery services as an alternative to USPS.
Real-Time Updates
Tracking your parcels has never been easier. We provide real-time status updates, including when filings are accepted/rejected by CBP, when the shipment arrives in the U.S., when goods are picked up by CFS, and when they are dropped off at USPS or other last-mile delivery service provider.
Learn more by visiting our page on unified filing for e-Commerce or contact us today!
