E-Freight Technology Inc.

(EFT)

EFT ISF+ASN Platform

Combined ISF and ASN Services

ASN - Advance Shipping Notice ISF – Importer Security Filing

 About E-Freight Technology (EFT)

™ E-Freight is a leading software company in

Logistics & International Shipping.
™ E-Freight has applied advanced application
knowledge with the latest Internet technology in
¾ EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
¾ B2B - Business to Business Interface
¾ B2G - Business to Government Connection
ƒ US - ISF, AMS, AES
ƒ Canada - ACI
 ISF and ASN
¾ ISF : Importer Security Filing

¾ ASN : Advance Shipping Notice

ƒ ASN is an electronic version of a printed packing
slip that tells the importer how a supplier has
packed their items for shipment.
ƒ ASN, also tells the importer that the goods have
been shipped so they can be expecting the
shipment.
ƒ ASN can decrease the unloading time, expedite
more accurate receiving at the warehouse, and
consequently improve product turns.
 What is EFT ISF+ASN

¾ E-Freight has combined the ISF+ASN into a platform

for importers.
¾ It’s an affordable web-based system for you to control all
your international shipments.
¾ It’s linked with the US CBP system where you can monitor
your ISF Filing Activities from this platform.
¾ Suppliers can EDI commercial invoices and packing slips to
this platform to prepare the ISF and ASN.
¾ The combined ISF+ASN information can be programmed to
port into your Broker’s ABI system.
 How does EFT ISF+ASN work?

¾ The EFT ISF+ASN service can be installed in your server.

¾ It can be easily interfaced with your in-house PO system and
preload the PO to prepare for ISF Filing.
¾ All your Suppliers can log in this EFT ISF+ASN platform
ƒ Tell you which POs are ready for shipping
ƒ EDI the Packing Slip to the platform to prepare ASN
¾ You can have standardized
™ Commercial Invoice
™ Packing List
¾ Freight forwarders can sign in, enter Bill of Lading Number,
Container Stuffing Location, Consolidator to complete the
ISF requirements.
 EFT ISF+ASN Flow

Importer’s Environment Supplier 1

System

Shipment
PO
Supplier 2
Your In-House ISF+ASN
System
system ASN Platform

Supplier 3
System
ISF Filing

Forwarder
ABI System
CBP
ISF
 ISF General Notice from CBP

ƒ On July 17, 2009, US Customs and Border

Protection (CBP) published a General Notice
announcing guidelines for the mitigation of
liquidated damages issued as a result of
improper ISF filing.

ƒ Starting from January 2010, CBP has expressed

that they will offer mitigation for penalties and
liquidated damages on a case-by-case basis.
 Liquidated Damages

There are four situations that may initiate

the issuance of liquidated damages:

1. The importers’ failure to file an ISF

($10,000 / do not load/ do not unload etc)
2. A late submission ($5,000)
3. An inaccurate submission ($5,000)
4. The failure to withdraw a filing ($5000).
 ISF Progress Report
¾ CBP already records your ISF filing
statistics and generate a monthly
progress report.
¾ E-Freight received this report and
found out . . .
¾ With thousands of importers filed
from our EFT-eISF system . . .

™ Late Filing rate Î 55 %

CBP ISF Progress Report Sample
 Late Filing $5000 . . . who’s bond?
..

Who has the best knowledge of Sail Date?

Who’s watching the information flow?

Origin Forwarder

Supplier
Co-Loader

Custom Broker Destination

Forwarder
 I. To avoid Penalty Î Early Preparation
¾ By this time, you should have mapped your Articles or
.

Items with HTS Codes already.

¾ When PO is issued, transmitted to your ISF+ASN portal

and verify the 8 data elements in earlier stage.

PO Header PO Line Item

9 Importer 9 Article HTS Code
9 Buyer 9 Country or Origin
9 Seller 9 Manufacturer
9 Consignee No.
9 Ship to (if applicable)
 Review the POs in EFT ISF+ASN

.
 Review Detail PO Information

.
 II. To avoid penalty Î you need to monitor
Who’s doing What and When

Build Verify Plan Submit ISF

PO Data ISF Detail Shipment Before Sail

2009-02 2009-03 2009-04-08 2009-04-20

Importer - Forwarder Supplier / Origin

Supplier & Supplier Forwarder Forwarder

9 Importer Contact 9 B/L Number

POs are 9 Buyer Forwarder for 9 Sail Date
transmitted 9 Seller Booking 9 Container
to your 9 Consignee __________
Stuffing
ISF+ASN 9 Ship to Location
Server __________ Select POs 9 Consolidator
for Shipment
9 HTS Code
9 Manufacturer __________ Submit 24
9 Country of Prepare ASN Hours
Origin before Sail
Booking Stage : Supplier selects POs for Shipment

Select POs
 Shipment is generated from the PO Selection

.
 Suppliers verify shipping quantities

1. You can adjust Ship Qty if the line is partial shipped.

2. Click Post to confirm Shipment Quantity and lock the Quantity information
3. Forwarder can fill in Container Stuffing Location, Build and Submit ISF.
Submitted ISF with CBP ISF Transaction No.

Check CBP Return Code

 Check SF10 CBP Detail Status

S1 AMS Bill Matched to Importer Security Filing

S2 AMS Bill not Matched to Import Security Filing – Cancel in 30 days
S3 AMS Bill not Matched to Import Security Filing – Cancel in 25 days
S4 AMS Bill not Matched to Import Security Filing – Cancel in 10 days
S5 AMS Bill not Matched to Import Security Filing – Cancelled
01 ISF Filing Rejected with Error 1) The B/L Number filed by ISF must match with
the B/L Number filed by AMS.
02 ISF Filing Accepted
03 ISF Accept with Warning
2) CBP will issue a S1 message if the B/L No. in
ISF Fling matched with AMS Filing.
3) If S1 is not received, the filing is not complete.
4) A 3Z message will be issued in AMS system as
notification of B/L No. matched.
 III. To avoid Penalty Î Accurate Data
¾ ISF Data should be entered by the party with the
.

best knowledge and control of the information.

1) Supplier knows which

POs are ready to ship.
2) Forwarders know
¾ Filing Deadline (Sail Date)
PO-005 PO-007 ¾ B/L No. to match AMS Filing
¾ Container Stuffing Location

Partial
PO-002

3) Suppliers prepare packing

list and ASN for Importer.
Prepare ASN - Manifest Data
Prepare ASN – Generate Detail Carton Information
Print Standardized Commercial Invoice & Packing List

Standardized Reports
1. Commercial Invoice Summary
by HTS Code
2. Detail C-I by POs & Items
3. Packing List
 EFT ISF+ASN Environment

Your PO EDI Submit

PO EFT EFT
System ISF+ASN MQ
ASN Filing
Status

Supplier 1
Booking
ISF

ASN Forwarder 2
CBP
Supplier 2 ISF ISF
Supplier 3 Forwarder 1
 CBP Expected ISF Filing Difficulties

• CBP has always expressed that they understand the impact

ISF will have on the Trade and Supply Chain processes.

• They don’t expect the transition to be smooth and easy.

• This is why there is a 1-year Grace Period for Importers, as

well as other members of the Trade, to “Phase – In” the
ISF Requirements into their own business practices.

• What CBP does want to see is effort and an Improvement

in the Error Rate. If the error rate is improving, the less
likely a fine will happen if an error occurs once informed
ISF Compliance begins.
 Teamwork
Benefit
ISF Filing Participants
Centralized Shipping Data
1) Importer / Buyer Î Issue PO • Save ISF Filing Cost

2) Supplier Î Select POs & Booking • Standardized Commercial

Invoice and Packing List
3) Forwarder Î Complete / Submit ISF • Advance Shipping Notice

4) Supplier Î Finish Packing Lis for ASN • ASN data can be used for
ABI interface
5) Importer Î Monitor ISF Status
 E-Freight Technology Inc.

Los Angeles
2225 W Commonwealth Ave, #307
Alhambra, CA 91803, U.S.A.
Tel : 626-943-8418
Contact: William / Venny / Jeffrey
Shanghai
email : jma@eftlax.com
Hongkou Area, Dongbaoxin
Road 258 Ally, 1, # 2701
Tel : 021-6383-0279
Contact: Chen Ma
Email: chm@eftlax.com

www.efreightech.com