CBP's Requirements - Disclosed Documents
LCAG needs to receive a second set of documents and preferably electronic HAWB information for all flights with either final destination or first port of entry in the USA. Lufthansa Cargo has made three methods available for you to transmit this house information:
1. Electronically with the use of FHL2 messages. This is the preferred channel of Lufthansa Cargo. These messages must be transmitted and received prior to shipment acceptance.
2. Manually by paper documents. If your inhouse system is not able to exchange FHL2 messages then LCAG will do this manually for you.
3. AMS-certified third parties can report directly to the US-authority, these parties will be held liable for the accuracy and sufficiency of the reported data. The AGT-code gives proof of the AMS-certification to the carrier, so it has to be mentioned on each MAWB in the field.
All methods of transmitting information require that the following documents be presented at the time of freight acceptance for each consolidation:
1. A copy of the Master Air Waybill document
2. A copy of the detailed consolidation manifest. If a detailed consolidation manifest cannot be provided, a copy of each house air waybill will have to be included in the additional pouch.
3. A consolidation manifest per pallet if the consolidation is palletized on several pallets.
Commodity Descriptions need to be in English and need to be very specific in nature. "Spare parts" does not suffice, when in fact the goods are "Aircraft Turbine Screws". Please assure to be very specific in your description. Since CBP regulations are currently not very specific, LCAG will be very strict in terms of preciseness of descriptions. Lufthansa Cargo will reserve the right to deny acceptance to cargo which is not described according to AMS requirements! In attached list, you find the acceptable ways of specifying the products of the consol shipment which have to be considered on the MasterAWB as well as in each HAWB. For a consolidated shipment, the descriptions need to be very specific on HAWB level, while the Master AWB needs to have "Consolidation per attached Manifest" as a description.
Personal effects need to be accompanied by a separate packing list, which documents (in English) the contents in a readable manner. These documents must be enclosed in a clearly labeled separate “Customs” pouch of documents, which will be checked at the time of acceptance of the freight. Lufthansa Cargo has the right to deny acceptance of the shipments if one of the required documents is missing. Since many routing may require a US transit, Lufthansa Cargo requires to receive this information also for some destinations outside the US. The following list shows for which routings these requirements concerning a second set of documents also applies:
| From | To |
|---|---|
| Europe, Africa | Tokyo (TYO, NRT) |
| Europe, Africa | Osaka (OSA, KIX) |
| Europe, Africa | Santiago de Chile (SCL) |
| Europe, Africa | Montevideo (MVD) |
| Europe, Africa | Quito (UIO) |
| Europe, Africa | Bogotá (BOG) |
| Europe, Africa | Lima (LIM) |
| Tokyo (TYO, NRT) | worldwide |
| Osaka (OSA, KIX) | worldwide |
| Santiago de Chile (SCL) | worldwide |
For flights to/from South America (SCL, MVD, UIO, BOG and LIM), please assure that second set of documents is attached. These destinations usually travel through US territory (Miami), therefore LCAG will only accept consol shipments to these destinations if they are AMS-ready. If a shipment has several Master AWBs with several HAWBs under one Master ("Multimaster" shipments) LCAG requires that HAWB data for these shipments is submitted at Goods Acceptance. Since AMS reporting requires data to be transmitted on HAWB level, these HAWB need to submitted at all times.
Build up Units (BUPs) need to have the actual boarded weight and actual pieces included, so that LCAG can still transmit necessary data in case the shipment is not flown on one flight. Since CBP does not allow a shipment with calculated weight, we require that forwarders include the actual weight and pieces on each BUP manifest.
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