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Customs and Border

Regulations

PRESENTED BY:

Laura W. Everington

Senior Manager, Government and Industry Affairs

Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.

International Operators Conference | San Antonio, TX | March 23 – 27, 2015

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Customs and Border Protection (CBP):

Partnerships

• NBAA Security Council

• CBP-Industry Facilitation Committee

• IOC

• Regional Events

Customs and Border Protection (CBP):

Accomplishments

• APU Shut Down

• TSA Waiver

• Border Overflight Exemption

• Forms

• Redundant Vetting

• Data Quality - APIS

Customs and Border Protection:

APIS and Data Quality

• Penalties and Enforcement

• Current state of APIS

• Why is the U.S. Private APIS unique?

• Future of APIS

Traveler Information

U.S. CBP

Notification, Entry, and Clearance

CBP Notification

• Part 91 – Private/Non-Revenue

– Pre-notification

– Update

– File with APIS both outbound/inbound

– Required documents

– Customs declaration cards (CF 6059B)

– Customs decal (www.CBP.gov)

CBP Form 6059B

CBP Notification

• Unscheduled Commercial / Charter

– Inbound notification

• Pre-notification

• Update

• Transmit inbound APIS

– Outbound notification

• Fax general declaration

• Follow up with phone call to obtain outbound clearance approval (in

hardcopy or verbal format)

• Transmit outbound APIS

UNEdifact (Commercial APIS)

• What is it?

– UNEdifact is a standard Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message set

approved for use by the United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for

Administration, Commerce and Trade (UN/EDIFACT) under the auspices

of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).

– The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Customs

Organization (WCO) adopted the Passenger List (PAXLIST) message set

for use by all scheduled air carriers for the transmission of passenger and

crew data to border control authorities in the United States.

CBP Notification

• Required Documents (Pt. 135/125/121)

– General Declaration (CF 7507)

– Customs Bond (CF301)

– Crew Declarations (CF5129)

– Aircraft/Vessel Report (CF I-92)

– Crewman’s Landing Permit (CF I-95 for non-US crew only)

CBP Form 7507

CBP Form 301

CBP Form 5129

CBP Form I-92

CBP Form I-95

CBP Notification

• Airports of Entry

– International

• Usually 24/7 hours of operation

• 1 hour notification required

– Designated

• Southern border airports/first port of entry entering the U.S. from the

south

– Landing rights

• Prior permission required to land

• Usually 24-hour notice required

– User fee

• Costs associated with user fee airports

USDA

• Notification Process

• Information required by agents

• Availability of Facilities

– Airport with facilities

– Airports without facilities

• International Trash / De-catering

– Notification and Process

US-VISIT Program

• United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

• What is it?

– US-VISIT requires that most foreign visitors traveling to the U.S. on a Visa

have their two index fingers scanned and a digital photograph taken to

verify their identity at the port of entry. Most international airports are

equipped with the full ten finger scanners now.

– The US-VISIT program will enhance the security of U.S. citizens and

visitors by verifying the identity of visitors with Visas.

Visa Waiver Program

• What is it?

– The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables citizens of certain countries to

travel to the United States for tourism or business for 90 days or less

without obtaining a Visa.

• 38 countries are participating at this time:

– Andorra , Iceland, Norway, Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Italy, San

Marino, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Brunei , Liechtenstein, Slovenia,

Slovakia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, Monaco, Sweden,

France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, and the

United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Republic of Korea,

Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Malta, Taiwan, and Chile.

Visa Waiver Program

• Who Qualifies?

• Must be a citizen of one of the 37 participating countries

– Possess a valid passport

– Seek entry for 90 days or less

– Must have a completed Electronic System for Travel Authorization

Electronic System for Travel

Authorization (ESTA)

• Effective Jan.12, 2009, all VWP travelers will be required to obtain

an electronic travel authorization prior to boarding a carrier to travel

by air or sea to the U.S. under the VWP.

• Log onto the ESTA Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov and

complete an online application in English. Travelers are encouraged

to apply early. The Web-based system will prompt you to answer

basic biographical and eligibility questions typically requested on a

paper I-94W form.

• Applications may be submitted at any time prior to travel; however,

DHS recommends that applications be submitted no less then 72

hours prior to travel. In most cases you will receive a response within

seconds.

Canadian Customs

CANPASS & Private and

Corporate Air Programs

Telephone Reporting

• All U.S. or U.K. travelers arriving on a

private, company-owned or small

charter aircraft carrying no more than

15 passengers (including crew) must

use the telephone reporting system to

get permission from an officer to enter

Canada

CANPASS Private Air

• While all small aircraft must use the

telephone reporting system to arrange

clearance, there are different

procedures for travelers with

CANPASS permits and for travelers

without permits

CANPASS

• Travelers without CANPASS Permits must:

• Call 1-888-CANPASS at least two hours prior to arrival

• The pilot will provide details of the aircraft and

passengers

• Can arrive only during regular Customs business hours

at a designated Airport Of Entry (AOE); and

• Must stay with the aircraft until an officer has arrived and

completed the clearance process

CANPASS

• CANPASS Permit holders may:

• Call 1-888-CANPASS at least two hours prior to arrival,

providing the same information as itinerate aircraft;

• Arrive at any AOE or CANPASS approved site anytime it

is open for landing, even if it is after Customs hours of

operation; and

• Proceed to destination if the arrival time corresponds

with that phoned in earlier and no officers are present

CANPASS

• CANPASS Permit holders may not operate as a permit flight if they

are:

• Transporting any person who is not a permit holder;

• Transporting any commercial goods; and/or

• Transporting any goods which are prohibited, controlled

or restricted

CANPASS Permit Application Process

• Applicants will qualify for CANPASS approval if:

• They are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or

the United States;

• They meet all Canadian Immigration requirements;

• They do not have a criminal record for which a pardon

has not been granted;

• They have not had a Customs seizure within the past

five years; and

• They have not been found in contravention of the

Customs or Immigration Acts

CANPASS Corporate Air

• In response to the Business

Aviation community’s unique

needs and circumstances, the

CANPASS Corporate Aircraft

program was implemented on

October 1, 1998

CANPASS Corporate Air

• The corporation, travelers, and aircraft on application

• A minimum of one CANPASS corporate-permit holder

must be on board each flight; Up to four “qualifying non-

permit holders” may be transported and still use its

permit privileges

• May arrive at any approved airport anytime it is open for

landing, even if it is after Customs hours of operation;

and

• May proceed to destination if the arrival time

corresponds with that phoned in earlier, and no Customs

or Immigration officials are present