ADVANCE MANIFEST

Advance Filing Rules (AFR) requires  vessel operators or a non vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) to electronically submit information on maritime container cargoes to be loaded on a vessel intended to entry into a port in Japan, to Japan Customs in principle no later than 24 hours before departure of the vessel from a port of loading. The Rules will be implemented in March 2014.

All Carrier and NVOCC who file the cargo information under the Advance Filling Rules on Maritime Container Cargo Information must obtain a Reporter ID from the Reporter ID Issuance System provided by Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS).