PART 149—IMPORTER SECURITY FILING Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 943; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415, 1624, 2071 note. Source: CBP Dec. 08-46, 73 FR 71782, Nov. 25, 2008, unless otherwise noted. § 149.1 Definitions. (a) Importer Security Filing Importer. (b) Importation. (c) Bulk cargo. (1) Free flowing articles such as oil, grain, coal, ore, and the like, which can be pumped or run through a chute or handled by dumping; or (2) Articles that require mechanical handling such as bricks, pig iron, lumber, steel beams, and the like. (d) Break bulk cargo. [CBP Dec. 08-46, 73 FR 71782, Nov. 25, 2008, as amended by USCBP-2016-0040, 83 FR 15740, Apr. 12, 2018; CBP Dec. 21-04, 86 FR 14279, Mar. 15, 2021] § 149.2 Importer security filing—requirement, time of transmission, verification of information, update, withdrawal, compliance date. (a) Importer security filing required. see (b) Time of transmission. (1) Seller, buyer, importer of record number / foreign trade zone applicant identification number, and consignee number(s) (as defined in § 149.3(a)(1) through (4) of this part) no later than 24 hours before the cargo is laden aboard the vessel at the foreign port. (2) Manufacturer (or supplier), ship to party, country of origin, and commodity HTSUS number (as defined in § 149.3(a)(5) through (8) of this part) no later than 24 hours before the cargo is laden aboard the vessel at the foreign port. (3) Container stuffing location and consolidator (stuffer) (as defined in § 149.3(a)(9) and (10) of this part) as early as possible, in no event later than 24 hours prior to arrival in a United States port (or upon lading at a foreign port that is less than a 24 hour voyage to the closest United States port). (4) The data elements required under § 149.3(b) of this part for FROB, prior to lading aboard the vessel at the foreign port. (5) The data elements required under § 149.3(b) of this part for shipments intended to be transported in-bond as an immediate exportation (IE) or transportation and exportation (T&E), no later than 24 hours before cargo is laden aboard the vessel at the foreign port. (c) Verification of information. (d) Update of Importer Security Filing. (e) Withdrawal of Importer Security Filing. (f) Flexible requirements. (g) Compliance date of this section. General. (2) Delay in compliance date of section. Federal Register. [CBP Dec. 08-46, 73 FR 71782, Nov. 25, 2008, as amended by USCBP-2007-0077, 74 FR 33922, July 14, 2009] § 149.3 Data elements. (a) Shipments intended to be entered into the United States and shipments intended to be delivered to a foreign trade zone. i.e. (1) Seller. by whom (2) Buyer. to whom (3) Importer of record number/Foreign trade zone applicant identification number. (4) Consignee number(s). (5) Manufacturer (or supplier). i.e. (6) Ship to party. (7) Country of origin. (8) Commodity HTSUS number. (9) Container stuffing location. (10) Consolidator (stuffer). (b) FROB, IE shipments, and T&E shipments. i.e. (1) Booking party. (2) Foreign port of unlading. (3) Place of delivery. (4) Ship to party. (5) Commodity HTSUS number. § 149.4 Bulk and break bulk cargo. (a) Bulk cargo exempted from filing requirement. (b) Break bulk cargo exempted from time requirement. § 149.5 Eligibility to file an Importer Security Filing, authorized agents. (a) Eligibility. (b) Bond required. (c) Powers of attorney. § 149.6 Entry and entry summary documentation and Importer Security Filing submitted via a single electronic transmission. If the Importer Security Filing is filed pursuant to § 149.2 of this part via the same electronic transmission as entry or entry/entry summary documentation pursuant to § 142.3 of this chapter, the importer is only required to provide the following fields once to be used for Importer Security Filing, entry, or entry/entry summary purposes, as applicable: (a) Importer of record number; (b) Consignee number; (c) Country of origin; and (d) Commodity HTSUS number if this number is provided at the 10-digit level.