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On September 11, 2014, CBP issued CSMS# 14-000500 addressed to manifest filers seeking 9 volunteers to provide advance transmission of intellectual property rights (IPR) authentication data via e-mail to the Document Image System (DIS) for all shipment modalities. Approved IPR authentication data may be submitted as documents via a readable PDF attachment to an email. IPR Authenticating data may be sent by shipment and is open in all shipping modalities. Participants will be chosen on a first come first serve basis and will be selected to ensure a range of non-partnership program industry participants and participation across industry segments, to include those who have previously experienced negative IPR violating exams. Qualifying Documents for Approved IPR Authentication:
Participants will submit a readable PDF or JPEG via email to CBP which must contain key Bill of Lading (BOL) data elements in the subject line of the email (the key data elements are needed for the system to save, search and process the document). Those interested in participating in the voluntary submission of non-required IPR authenticating data should email Julia Peterson at IPRPOLICYPROGRAMS@cbp.dhs.gov with “IPR Advance Information test” in the subject line. CBP will begin accepting IPR Authenticating documents no earlier than Thursday, September 11, 2014. CBP anticipates that this process may improve IPR targeting efficiencies, reduce the rate of negative IPR exams, facilitate authorized trade and increase CBP port productivity. Within one year’s time, CBP will conduct an evaluation of Advance Information on negative exam rate. |
