What is the benefit for an eligible voluntary party to participate in Air AMS?
A. By providing house-level air waybill information directly to CBP, an eligible voluntary Air AMS participant need not disclose to the carrier those data elements of the house air waybill related to the shipper and consignee. Many such parties consider this information to be business proprietary information, which it would prefer to report directly to CBP without having to so disclose to the carrier. In addition, voluntary participants would be able to request in-bond authorization at the house air waybill level through Air AMS. Finally, a Container Freight Station (CFS) or Express Consignment Carrier Facility (ECCF) that voluntarily participates in Air AMS would receive electronic Freight Status Notification (FSN) messages related to CBP processing of entries for cargo located at its facility.
