If the NVOCC is a non-AMS participant, should we file the master bill of lading instead of the house bill of lading with the ISF?
The ISF needs to be submitted at the lowest bill of lading level (i.e., house bill or regular bill) that is transmitted into the Automated Manifest System (AMS). If the carrier creates and transmits a regular bill of lading number on behalf of a non-automated NVOCC or freight forwarder, the ISF filer must submit the regular bill of lading number that was transmitted into AMS as part of the ISF. From the Importer Security Filing (ISF-10, ISF-5) CATAIR Version: June 1, 2009 Implementation Guide: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/sf_transaction_sets/isf_25_catair.ctt/isf_catair_102008.doc Valid qualifier codes are: OB (Ocean Bill of Lading – used for Regular Bills), BM (House Bill of Lading) For purposes of the Importer Security Filing, the following bill of lading definitions apply: Regular Bill – is defined as a non-Master bill of lading with NO UNDERLYING house bills. For ISF, this is the bill reported to CBP in AMS, which is also referred to as “Str
