{"id":"f390753f-c553-48fd-89b8-3ce7241f7761","task":"Prepare and submit an Importer Security Filing (ISF 10+2) for an ocean import shipment via ACE ABI before vessel departure from foreign port","domain":"cbp.gov","steps":["Collect the 10 importer-provided data elements: seller, buyer, importer of record, consignee, manufacturer/supplier, ship-to party, country of origin, commodity HTS, container stuffing location, and consolidator","Prepare the 2 carrier-provided elements (vessel stow plan and container status messages) which CBP receives directly from the ocean carrier","Submit the ISF via ACE ABI ISF transaction at least 24 hours before vessel departure from the last foreign port using your licensed broker's ISF filing module","Monitor ACE for the ISF match status and resolve any holds (ISF not on file, mismatch with B/L) with CBP's National Targeting Center before vessel arrival","Update the ISF with final data (e.g., actual bill of lading number replacing the booking number) no later than 24 hours prior to arrival at the first US port of unlading"],"gotchas":["ISF filing deadlines are 24 hours before foreign port departure, not US port arrival; a filing that is technically on time for arrival but not for departure is still a late filing","ISF penalties under 19 USC 1484a can reach $10,000 per violation; even a timely filing with materially inaccurate data is subject to penalty","The ISF bond is separate from the entry bond; importers without a continuous ISF bond must file a single-entry ISF bond for each shipment"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T16:28:50Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:44.112Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f390753f-c553-48fd-89b8-3ce7241f7761"}