CBP ACCEPTS IATA XML STANDARD FOR CARGO
September 5, 2016
On August 8, 2016, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard will be utilized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) to collect advance cross-border data on U.S. export shipments.
As background, Cargo-XML messages and standards are developed by the IATA Cargo-XML Task Force (CXMLTF) by reusing certain components from the United Nations Center for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business core component library.
CBP’s utilization of these new standards is due to begin within the next few months. CBP is working to reduce the considerable number of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message formats currently supported to process international import, export cargo and cargo release information. IATA is assisting in this effort by permitting the US-CBP to publish to the minimal data file specifications for the IATA Cargo-XML messages.
IATA’s Cargo-XML Toolkit will simplify current processes as it will contribute to standardization of data submission for air cargo shipments. IATA’s Cargo-XML purpose is to ensure uniformity, mutual understanding, accuracy and economy in electronic data exchanges. Agencies such as the Cargo Committee, Cargo Services and Cargo Agency Conferences have accepted these new Cargo-XML standard messages already. However, CBP’s adoption of IATA’s standard is seeing in the industry as an important step towards standardization on a global scale.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).
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