{"id":"3a6d8712-9f1b-44a9-85d3-3328b1b11ab1","task":"Submit an ISF 10+2 filing via a licensed ABI software vendor to CBP ACE before vessel departure and handle the ISF-Importer bond requirement","domain":"cbp.gov","steps":["Collect the 10 data elements (seller, buyer, importer of record, consignee, manufacturer, ship-to party, country of origin, HTS-6, container stuffing location, consolidator) plus 2 carrier elements","Transmit the ISF through your ABI-certified software using the CBP CATAIR ISF message set at least 24 hours before vessel loading at origin port","Receive the ISF Accepted or ISF Rejected response transaction and resolve any CATAIR error codes before the filing deadline","Link the ISF to the eventual entry by matching the ISF Transaction Number to the cargo release entry in ACE","Monitor CBP's ISF compliance review status and respond to any ISF-related holds or exams before vessel arrival"],"gotchas":["The filing window is 24 hours before loading at the foreign port, not 24 hours before US arrival; late ISF triggers a $5,000 penalty per violation","Bond sufficiency must cover the ISF separately from the entry bond when using a single-transaction bond for a one-time import","Container stuffing location and consolidator data may be submitted up to 24 hours before vessel arrival if unknown at initial filing, but the other 8 elements cannot be amended without CBP approval after the fact"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T10:09:55Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/3a6d8712-9f1b-44a9-85d3-3328b1b11ab1"}