• INSTRUCTIONS ON COMPLETING THE ISF FORM

    INSTRUCTIONS ON COMPLETING THE ISF FORM

    1. Input the date the ISF form is completed in the field entitled "Request Date".
    2. Input the name of the vessel the cargo will be loaded onto in the field entitled "Name of Vessel".
    3. Input the date the vessel on which the cargo is loaded departs the port of export in the field entitled "Date of Export".
    4. Input the voyage number of the vessel on which the cargo is loaded into the field entitled "Voyage number".
    5. On the line entitled "Master Bill of Lading" input the SCAC code of the Master Bill of Lading in the field entitled "Master Bill of Lading".
    6. On the line entitled "House Bill of Lading" input the SCAC code of the House Bill of Lading in the field entitled "House Bill of Lading"
    7. In the field entitled "Manufacturer" input the name of the company that manufactured the product and their physical address
    8. In the field entitled "Consolidator" input the name and physical address of the company that consolidated the cargo.
    9. In the field entitled "Seller" input the name and physical address of the company selling the cargo.
    10. In the field entitled "Stuffing Location" input the name and physical address of the company that loaded the cargo into the container.
    11. In the field entitled "Importer of Record" input the name and physical address of the company that will import the cargo into the United States. In the field below this entitled "DUNS or EIN" input either the DUNS number or the EIN number for this company.
    12. In the field entitled "Ship to" input the name and physical address of the company the cargo is being shipped to. In the field below this entitled "DUNS or EIN" input either the DUNS number or the EIN number for this company.
    13. Sort the cargo by HTS number. Input one line for each different HTS number:
      1. Input the invoice number the cargo is shipped against in the field entitled "Invoice #"
      2. Input the HTS number for the cargo in the field entitled "HTS".
      3. Input a description for the HTS number in the field entitled "HTS Description".
      4. Input the name of the manufacture of the cargo on the line in the field entitled "Manufacturer".
      5. Input the country of origin of the cargo on the line in the field entitled "Country of Origin".
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