This standard provides the standardized format and establishes the data contents of the U.S. Customs Master In-Bond Arrival (Ocean) Transaction Set.
It is sent by ocean carriers to U.S. Customs to report the arrival of complete trains, containers or cargo covered by individual ocean bills of lading, which have moved in-bond to an inland destination.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit manifest identifying information
To transmit identifying information for a port of discharge
To notify Customs of the arrival of in-bond cargo.
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).