How can shipper information contained in vessel manifests be insulated from release to the public under 19 U.S.C. 1431(c)?

Since the enactment of Public Law 98-573 (October 30, 1984), it has been possible for authorized parties to request of CBP to withhold shipper identity information from release for public dissemination. The 1984 Act, in pertinent part, amended the manifest statute (19 U.S.C. 1431) by adding subsection (c), the provision which enables importers and consignees of merchandise to file biennial certifications with CBP whereby certain limited information may be withheld. The statute itself allows these named entities to request confidentiality of the name and address of the importer or consignee, as well as the name and address of the shipper of goods to either of those parties.

The implementing regulations (19 CFR 103.31) established that authorized employees, attorneys or officials may submit confidentiality certifications to CBP on behalf of the statutory parties (importer or consignee). There is no prescribed format for the preparation of confidentiality certifications. They should, ... more.

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