CSMS 63355171·Operational·December 11, 2024·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

UPDATE: Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) Appendix J – Response Code Updates

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 63355171 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on December 11, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "UPDATE: Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) Appendix J – Response Code Updates". CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

Message body

Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CSMS # 63355171 - UPDATE: Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) Appendix J – Response Code Updates U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 12/11/2024 09:01 AM EST Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 63355171 - UPDATE: Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) Appendix J – Response Code Updates This message is an update to CSMS # 63129226 . U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated the Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) application by implementing three (3) validations to promote accurate formatting in the EEM party details and Destination Country: 640— MISSING SH PARTY INFO— B/L Shipper party information is missing 641— MISSING CN/UC PARTY INFO— Both B/L Consignee and Ultimate Consignee party information are missing. Need provide at the least one of them. 642— INVALID DEST CTRY CODE— B/L Consignee/Ultimate Consignee party info country code is not provided or is not valid. EEM also implemented one (1) validation to promote the cargo description be provided in the bill of lading. NOTE: A description of “empty container” can be used when exporting empty containers from the United States to foreign. 007 – INVALID D01/N10/CARGINFO – Cargo description not provided. For programming efforts, all validations are available in CERTIFICATION and set to FATAL. All validations have been added to the EEM (IG) Appendix J – Response Codes : CSMS #63129226 identified December 11, 2024, as the deployment date. Promotion of the validations to PRODUCTION has been delayed until January 2025. Another CSMS message with deployment information will be broadcasted closer to implementation date. For technical and testing questions, contact your assigned CBP Client Representative or your software vendor. For policy questions, contact cbpexportmanifest@cbp.dhs.gov . Related messages: CSMS # 63129226, # 62477650, and # 62745070 Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page . You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com . This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Customs and Border Protection . Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. Powered by Privacy Policy | Cookie Statement | Help

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 63355171?

CSMS 63355171 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "UPDATE: Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) Appendix J – Response Code Updates". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 63355171 published?

CBP published CSMS 63355171 on December 11, 2024. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Is the CBP CSMS the legally binding instruction?

Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.

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