§103.31a. Advance electronic information for air, truck, and rail cargo; Importer Security Filing information for vessel cargo.
19 C.F.R. § 103.31a
The following types of advance electronic information are per se exempt from disclosure as either trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information, unless CBP receives a specific request for such records pursuant to 6 CFR 5.3, and the owner of the information expressly agrees in writing to its release:
Advance cargo information that is electronically presented to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for inbound or outbound air, rail, or truck cargo in accordance with § 122.48a, § 122.48b, § 123.91, § 123.92, or § 192.14 of this chapter;
Importer Security Filing information that is electronically presented to CBP for inbound vessel cargo in accordance with § 149.2 of this chapter;
Vessel stow plan information that is electronically presented to CBP for inbound vessels in accordance with § 4.7c of this chapter; and
Container status message information that is electronically presented for inbound containers in accordance with § 4.7d of this chapter.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[CBP Dec. 08-46, 73 FR 71780, Nov. 25, 2008, as amended by CBP Dec. 15-16, 80 FR 71692, Nov. 17, 2015; CBP Dec. 25-08, 90 FR 52843, Nov. 21, 2025]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1624; 31 U.S.C. 9701. Section 103.31 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1431; Section 103.31a also issued under 19 U.S.C. 2071 note, 6 U.S.C. 943, 19 U.S.C. 1415, and 49 U.S.C. 44901 note; Section 103.33 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1628; Section 103.34 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 1905.
Source
Source: T.D. 81-168, 46 FR 32565, June 24, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[CBP Dec. 08-46, 73 FR 71780, Nov. 25, 2008, as amended by CBP Dec. 15-16, 80 FR 71692, Nov. 17, 2015; CBP Dec. 25-08, 90 FR 52843, Nov. 21, 2025]