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Customs and BorderRegulationsTuesday, March 24, 2015PRESENTED BY:Laura W. EveringtonSenior Manager, Government and Industry AffairsUniversal Weather and Aviation, Inc.International Operators Conference San Antonio, TX March 23 – 27, 2015
Customs and Border Protection (CBP):Partnerships NBAA Security Council CBP-Industry Facilitation Committee IOC Regional Events
Customs and Border Protection (CBP):Accomplishments APU Shut Down TSA Waiver Border Overflight Exemption Forms Redundant Vetting Data Quality - APIS
Customs and Border Protection:APIS and Data Quality Penalties and Enforcement Current state of APIS Why is the U.S. Private APISunique? Future of APIS
Traveler Information
U.S. CBPNotification, Entry, and Clearance
CBP Notification Part 91 – ionUpdateFile with APIS both outbound/inboundRequired documentsCustoms declaration cards (CF 6059B)Customs decal (www.CBP.gov)
CBP Form 6059B
CBP Notification Unscheduled Commercial / Charter– Inbound notification Pre-notification Update Transmit inbound APIS– Outbound notification Fax general declaration Follow up with phone call to obtain outbound clearance approval (inhardcopy or verbal format) Transmit outbound APIS
UNEdifact (Commercial APIS) What is it?– UNEdifact is a standard Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message setapproved for use by the United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange forAdministration, Commerce and Trade (UN/EDIFACT) under the auspicesof the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).– The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World CustomsOrganization (WCO) adopted the Passenger List (PAXLIST) message setfor use by all scheduled air carriers for the transmission of passenger andcrew data to border control authorities in the United States.
CBP Notification Required Documents (Pt. 135/125/121)–––––General Declaration (CF 7507)Customs Bond (CF301)Crew Declarations (CF5129)Aircraft/Vessel Report (CF I-92)Crewman’s Landing Permit (CF I-95 for non-US crew only)
CBP Form 7507
CBP Form 301
CBP Form 5129
CBP Form I-92
CBP Form I-95
CBP Notification Airports of Entry– International Usually 24/7 hours of operation 1 hour notification required– Designated Southern border airports/first port of entry entering the U.S. from thesouth– Landing rights Prior permission required to land Usually 24-hour notice required– User fee Costs associated with user fee airports
USDA Notification Process Information required by agents Availability of Facilities– Airport with facilities– Airports without facilities International Trash / De-catering– Notification and Process
US-VISIT Program United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology What is it?– US-VISIT requires that most foreign visitors traveling to the U.S. on a Visahave their two index fingers scanned and a digital photograph taken toverify their identity at the port of entry. Most international airports areequipped with the full ten finger scanners now.– The US-VISIT program will enhance the security of U.S. citizens andvisitors by verifying the identity of visitors with Visas.
Visa Waiver Program What is it?– The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables citizens of certain countries totravel to the United States for tourism or business for 90 days or lesswithout obtaining a Visa. 38 countries are participating at this time:– Andorra , Iceland, Norway, Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Italy, SanMarino, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Brunei , Liechtenstein, Slovenia,Slovakia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, Monaco, Sweden,France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, and theUnited Kingdom, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Republic of Korea,Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Malta, Taiwan, and Chile.
Visa Waiver Program Who Qualifies? Must be a citizen of one of the 37 participating countries– Possess a valid passport– Seek entry for 90 days or less– Must have a completed Electronic System for Travel Authorization
Electronic System for TravelAuthorization (ESTA) Effective Jan.12, 2009, all VWP travelers will be required to obtainan electronic travel authorization prior to boarding a carrier to travelby air or sea to the U.S. under the VWP. Log onto the ESTA Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov andcomplete an online application in English. Travelers are encouragedto apply early. The Web-based system will prompt you to answerbasic biographical and eligibility questions typically requested on apaper I-94W form. Applications may be submitted at any time prior to travel; however,DHS recommends that applications be submitted no less then 72hours prior to travel. In most cases you will receive a response withinseconds.
Canadian CustomsCANPASS & Private andCorporate Air Programs
Telephone Reporting All U.S. or U.K. travelers arriving on aprivate, company-owned or smallcharter aircraft carrying no more than15 passengers (including crew) mustuse the telephone reporting system toget permission from an officer to enterCanada
CANPASS Private Air While all small aircraft must use thetelephone reporting system to arrangeclearance, there are differentprocedures for travelers withCANPASS permits and for travelerswithout permits
CANPASS Travelers without CANPASS Permits must: Call 1-888-CANPASS at least two hours prior to arrival The pilot will provide details of the aircraft andpassengers Can arrive only during regular Customs business hoursat a designated Airport Of Entry (AOE); and Must stay with the aircraft until an officer has arrived andcompleted the clearance process
CANPASS CANPASS Permit holders may: Call 1-888-CANPASS at least two hours prior to arrival,providing the same information as itinerate aircraft; Arrive at any AOE or CANPASS approved site anytime itis open for landing, even if it is after Customs hours ofoperation; and Proceed to destination if the arrival time correspondswith that phoned in earlier and no officers are present
CANPASS CANPASS Permit holders may not operate as a permit flight if theyare: Transporting any person who is not a permit holder; Transporting any commercial goods; and/or Transporting any goods which are prohibited, controlledor restricted
CANPASS Permit Application Process Applicants will qualify for CANPASS approval if: They are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada orthe United States; They meet all Canadian Immigration requirements; They do not have a criminal record for which a pardonhas not been granted; They have not had a Customs seizure within the pastfive years; and They have not been found in contravention of theCustoms or Immigration Acts
CANPASS Corporate Air In response to the BusinessAviation community’s uniqueneeds and circumstances, theCANPASS Corporate Aircraftprogram was implemented onOctober 1, 1998
CANPASS Corporate Air The corporation, travelers, and aircraft on application A minimum of one CANPASS corporate-permit holdermust be on board each flight; Up to four “qualifying nonpermit holders” may be transported and still use itspermit privileges May arrive at any approved airport anytime it is open forlanding, even if it is after Customs hours of operation;and May proceed to destination if the arrival timecorresponds with that phoned in earlier, and no Customsor Immigration officials are present
Log onto the ESTA Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov and complete an online application in English. Travelers are encouraged to apply early. The Web-based system will prompt you to answer basic biographical and eligibility questions typically requested on a paper I-94W form.
