Is an Air AMS carrier required to request a permit to transfer electronically through Air AMS for consolidated cargo?
A. Yes. The Final Rule requires that the carrier transmit the local transfer destination facility information through Air AMS for the master air waybill record. The local transfer destination facility may be a Container Freight Station/Express Consignment Carrier Facility identified by a FIRMS code or another air carrier identified by its carrier code. Q. If only one house air waybill in a consolidation is to be transferred to another facility within the limits of the port, may the carrier request a permit to transfer electronically at the house air waybill level? For example, may the carrier request a 1F to transfer cargo under a single house air waybill record to a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) under the direct delivery procedures of part 146.39 of the CBP regulations? A. No. Air AMS edits do not allow a carrier or any other Air AMS participant to request an electronic permit to transfer at the house air waybill level. In this case, any party requesting a permit to transfer at the house a
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