CBP Keeps Digital Ship Clearance Test Running Longer
Published Date: 2/25/2025
Notice
Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending a test that lets ship operators send their entry and clearance paperwork online instead of on paper. This helps make the process faster and easier for anyone involved with vessel arrivals and departures. The extension means participants can keep using the electronic system without extra costs or delays for now.
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Keep Filing Vessel Forms Online
CBP is extending the Vessel Entrance and Clearance Automation Test so participants can keep submitting vessel entry and clearance data electronically through the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS). The test covers the data required on CBP Forms 26, 226, 1300, 1302, 1303, 1304, and 3171 and lets participants make certain entry and clearance requests and reports online; participants can continue using the electronic system without extra costs or delays for now.
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