Who can file the Importer Security Filing?
The ISF importer or his agent will be responsible for filing the complete, accurate, and timely importer Security Filing. For the purposes of the interim final rule, ISF importer means the party causing goods to arrive within the limits of a port in the United States. For foreign cargo remaining on board, the ISF Importer is construed as the carrier. For immediate exportation (IE) and transportation and exportation (T&E) in-bond shipments, and goods to be delivered to a foreign trade zone (FTZ), the ISF importer is construed as the party filing the IE, T&E, or FTZ documentation with CBP. What about general confidentiality issues? Importer Security Filing data is treated as law enforcement sensitive when received by CBP because it is used for national security targeting purposes. It may also be considered confidential commercial information (subject to the Trade Secrets Act), when providing the same or similar information as required on the CBP 3461 Entry Form. Therefore, CBP would asse
