CHINA's new 24-hour advance manifest rule requires shippers and carriers to file a day before a consignment's estimated time of arrival (ETA) on the mainland with documentation ready to process from January 1, according to a recent statement to Cosco.
All airfreight carriers will be required to submit full manifests electronically four hours before departure, the company statement said in a China Daily report.
For airfreight that has an ETA of greater than four hours from the departure point, the manifest must be submitted prior to the arrival at the first port in China, the state-owned newspaper said.
The loss of 24 hours to current manifest filing of 48 hours will impact and the rule change will affect all carriers including airfreight, said forwarder BDP International. |
