Trade Act of 2002

Under CBP rules implementing Section 343, carriers must transmit cargo data before arrival or departure: vessel imports 24 hours before loading abroad, air imports four hours before arrival or at wheels up for nearby flights, truck imports one hour before arrival or 30 minutes for FAST carriers, and rail imports two hours before arrival. Exports require electronic filing before departure. The act also created the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Late or missing filings bring penalties and delays.

The Trade Act of 2002 is why freight cannot move into or out of the US without data filed ahead of time, and why missing data now stops cargo rather than just delaying paperwork. For a cross-border 3PL, a Canadian truckload headed to a US fulfillment center needs an ACE e-Manifest at least one hour before reaching the border, or 30 minutes for FAST carriers; missing that window means the truck waits at the port. The same advance data model supports targeting under the 24-hour rule and ISF.

• Importer Security FilingISFOcean import filing due before loading
• Automated Commercial EnvironmentACECBP's electronic system for imports

• September 11 Attacks and Supply Chain Security2001 · Border closures halt parts and cargo security tightens

• 24-Hour Rule2002, enforced 2003 · US rule to file ocean cargo data before foreign loading
• SAFE Port Act of 20062006 · Port security law behind C-TPAT and the ISF rule
• Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)1976, lapsed 2020 · US duty-free program for poorer nations, lapsed 2020

1. H.R. 3009, Trade Act of 2002 (Congress.gov) congress.gov
2. 19 CFR 123.92, Inbound truck advance cargo information law.cornell.edu