US Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) - CBP Trade Data Requirements AIR: 19 CFR 122.48a, 122.48b Air carriers and eligible filers: transmit ACAS data before loading and full advance cargo data by wheels-up or four hours before arrival

What does AIR require?

For inbound aircraft with commercial cargo, CBP must receive advance electronic cargo information through a CBP-approved EDI system no later than departure (wheels up) for flights from nearby foreign areas in North America, Central America, northern South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda, and no later than four hours before arrival from other areas. A subset, the Air Cargo Advance Screening data, must be filed as early as practicable and no later than before the cargo is loaded, by the inbound carrier or another eligible filer (including foreign indirect air carriers), updated when data change, with ACAS referrals resolved and Do-Not-Load instructions followed.