Foreign - Trade Zone 214 Process

Owned by Jackeline Ashley Lara
Last updated: Oct 26, 2023
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The 214 admission process consists of the following steps:

  1. FTZ transmission

  2. Admission to zone

  3. Permit to Transfer (PTT)

  4. Concurrence

In this article, we will cover steps 2 to 4.

 

How to transmit an admission to zone/ Operator Acceptance?

  • Click on “Transmit2” button

  • Select Action: 1

  • Select ID Qualifier: H

  • Enter your admission number on ID field

  • Click on “Transmit”

You should receive a Disposition B6, if your transmission was accepted.

  • Click on “Transmit2” button

  • Action: 2

  • ID Qualifier: F

  • ID: Enter the BL number

  • Delivery Code: FI

  • Qty: Enter quantity

  • FIRMS: Select FIRMS code of PTT destination

  • IRS: Enter the Importer of Record # of bonded carrier

  • Airport: 3-Letter Airport code (only if BL is MOT = Air)

  • Admission Port: Select port

  • Admission #: Enter admission number (not required for Direct Delivery)

  • Click on “Transmit”

 

Permit to Transfer (PTT) It is the responsibility of the filer to initiate the PTT to transfer goods to the zone. This can be done as part of the regular admission process (non-Direct Delivery) when submitting an admission via the FT message set, or as a standalone transaction with the FZ message set. For eligible shipments that are destined for a FTZ site that has been granted Direct Delivery privileges, the filer may submit the PTT prior to submission of the admission via the FZ message set. Once the PTT has been authorized, a ‘PTT MESSAGE DATA ACCEPTED’ will be sent to the FTZ and the party in possession of the cargo (either the Carrier or a Deconsolidator/CFS) will receive authorization to allow the cargo to move to the FTZ. In the Air environment, if the cargo is moving from the Carrier to a Deconsolidator/CFS prior to movement to the FTZ, the Deconsolidator/CFS must arrive the local transfer at the master level prior to the submission of the PTT by the FTZ. Failure to do so will result in the notification of the movement authorization routing to the Carrier and not the Deconsolidator/CFS.

-CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements ACE Foreign Trade Zone Admission (e214) August 2020 Version 2.09

 

  • Click on “Transmit2” button

  • Action: 1

  • ID Qualifier: A

  • ID: Enter the admission number

  • Qty: Enter quantity - sum of all manifested BOL quantity received

  • Click on “Transmit”