How to Fill Hand Carried

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Last updated: May 10, 2024 by Vanessa Mascorro Carrasco
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Hand-Carried cargo is defined as cargo within the cabin of an aircraft and under the passenger’s
control. Hand carried cargo usually consists of valuable items such as jewelry, coins, precious
stones, or it may consist of samples. Hand-Carried cargo does NOT include merchandise that is
stored in the cargo hold.

As a general rule, commercial cargo transported as baggage will be turned over to the carrier for
storage at its premises and a post-entry will be required at the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) cargo office applicable to the arriving Port (Dallas/Fort Worth, Amarillo,
Austin, Lubbock, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, and/or Tulsa). CBP reserves the right to require
post-entry processing of any cargo, regardless of its nature, when deemed necessary.

Action

The procedure for entering a MOT 60 entry for Hand-Carried cargo is as follows:
Whether input by CBP or by the broker, all of the following fields must be input for all Non-
AMS bills, including MOT 60. All entries for commercial cargo transported as airline baggage
whether hand-carried, line-down or perishable, must have an air waybill assigned. With the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release, the following should be used when
entering a bill for clearance:

  • Select Mode of Transportation (MOT 60) 

  • Open BL’s Window and fill as follows:

    • Show Splits box should be checked.

    • Bill Type Indicator is reported as ‘R’ (Regular / Simple Bill of Lading)

    • Issuer Code of Bill of Lading Number is reported as blank.

    • Bill of Lading Number Bill of Lading should be the airline prefix and the word “HANDCARRIED” (e.g., 001-HANDCARRIED).

    • Quantity should be declared as ‘1’.

    • Non-AMS Indicator should be declared as ‘Y’ 

    • SCAC/AWB Prefix (i.e. MBLU or 020).

    • Voyage/Flight/Trip identifier or number.

 

  • Report the Carrier Code of the carrier which brought the passenger and the merchandise to the 1st Port of U.S. Unlading.

  • Report the Voyage/Flight/Trip Manifest Number of the conveyance which brought the passenger and the merchandise to the 1st Port of U.S. Unlading.

  • Report the Date of Arrival of the conveyance which brought the passenger and the merchandise to the 1st Port of U.S. Unlading.

Ports of Entry


Merchandise destined for Ports of Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Amarillo, Austin, Lubbock, San
Antonio, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa requiring a post-entry will be filed at the applicable CBP
cargo office by either the ultimate consignee or a customs broker with a power of attorney.


DFW (5501)


CBP Officers at the DFW port of entry (5501) will process entries at the Area Port Office located
at 7501 Esters Blvd., Suite 160, Irving, TX, 75063, Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-5:00PM Central
Standard Time (CST).


For cargo accompanying a passenger on a flight, filers will be responsible for emailing the entry
release to CBP Officers at DFW Terminal D at this email address
dfwcargoreslotution@cbp.dhs.gov. In addition to the entry release, the broker will provide a
cover sheet with the passenger’s name and flight information (a copy of the passport is preferred,
but not mandatory).