{"id":"f5f9f304-0acd-4b20-b689-e23a2d4c4a2f","task":"Determine the correct CBP CATAIR specification and transmission method for submitting an electronic cargo manifest through ACE","domain":"cbp.gov","steps":["Identify your transport mode (air, sea, truck, or rail) since CBP publishes separate manifest CATAIR chapters/EDI message sets for each mode.","Download the relevant chapter from CBP's ACE Import Manifest Documentation and ACE Cargo/Manifest/Entry Release Query CATAIR pages at cbp.gov/trade/automated/how-to-use-ace.","Confirm that manifest submission is an EDI transaction, not a public REST API — CBP requires filers to test and certify their EDI messaging with CBP before production transmission.","Determine whether you'll connect directly as a certified EDI filer or route through a licensed customs broker or third-party ABI software provider that already has an established CBP EDI connection.","Use the ACE Secure Data Portal (free, web-based) only for account administration, status lookups, and reports — not for submitting the manifest transaction itself, which must go through the EDI channel."],"gotchas":["There is no public REST/JSON API for submitting cargo manifests to CBP — this is EDI messaging governed by CATAIR specs, requiring CBP certification testing before you can transmit live data.","Manifest data (the carrier's advance cargo report) is a distinct transaction from Importer Security Filing (ISF 10+2) and from entry summary/cargo release filings — confirm you're implementing the correct CATAIR chapter for your actual use case.","CATAIR implementation guides are versioned and updated multiple times a year (e.g., cargo release guide revisions); confirm you're building against the current published version before certification testing."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T07:42:12.208Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f5f9f304-0acd-4b20-b689-e23a2d4c4a2f"}