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Please follow the below step I thru IV. A manifest must be created prior to adding Bill(s) of Lading, Container information with the commodity descriptions. For a manifest consisting only of one Bill of Lading, one container, please use the Manifest Short form. Kindly send the 48-hour notice with any comments you may have and any request for adding any data to pull-down lists, like load ports etc.. The manifest with all in-house Bills of Lading to be sent latest 36 hours prior to loading, enabling us to correct any error or obtain additional information from you. Remember, any error or omission of data is subject to a fine to the NVOCC of $5,000.00.
	STEP I:	Send a 48-Hour Notice
	STEP II	Add a new Manifest
	STEP III:	Add a Bill of Lading
	STEP IV:	Add a Container

	Actual Arrival of Vessel
	Add In-Bond Information, if applicable and so noted on the B/L
	Manifest Short form (One B/L, One Container, One Description)
	Help in filling-in the forms
	Ayuda para llenar los formularios

If you make an error in filling-in the forms, please notify Lalandia immediate with SCAC code and B/L No. and/or Container No. references, so we can act on it immediately. We will confirm receipt of any such notice upon receipt - thanks.

	News from the U.S. Customs:
	The operating carrier controls the port of loading and unloading. In many instances, the NVOCC may not immediately know when an operating carrier or slot charter carrier diverts the container to another vessel for discharge in the U.S. There is an obligation for the two parties (the operating carrier/slot charter carrier and NVOCC) to ensure that information transmitted to CBP is timely and accurate. The NVOCC is the party responsible for transmitting correct data for NVOCC type bills of lading. If transshipment is involved for any cargo, the NVOCC only has to file his AMS for the actual vessel calling the U.S. port(s) with the transshipment port as "Port of Loading" and with the original port of loading as "Place of Receipt".

Since 1992, Lalandia, Inc. has been a FMC Tariff Publisher for Carriers and NVOCCs in the foreign commerce of the U.S. Apart from the Tariff Publishing and now the AMS Services Divisions, Lalandia also acts as a C-TPAT consultant for certification of supply-chain entities in the U.S. and foreign countries under the Scan Security Division.