SHMEDIAFRMGT

Advance Filing Rules (AFR)

  Features

     A vessel operator or a NVOCC (non vessel operating common carrier) should submit shipping information electronically on maritime container cargo

     to be loaded on a vessel intened to entry into a port in Japan, to Japan Cutoms in principle no later than 24 hours before departure of the vessel from a port of loading.

     P.I.C at last calling port for Japan should send AFR to Japan Customs 24 hours before vessel departure.

     

  AFR Sending Process

     send AMR --> send CMR (if needed) --> send ATD --> send ATD modify

    * Shipper send AHR to Japan Customs.

    * After sending AMR sending, if the vessel schedule of specified B/L is changed, you have to send CMR-DELETE.

  How to send AFR

     Search data by vessel/voyage/POL/(POD).

     Check B/L data and if there's no problem on B/L, click [Set Ready] button.

     Choose one of the AFR type option (Original, Modify, Additional and Delete) and click [Send AFR] button.

     If there're no problem with AFR sent data, send ATD before vessel departure.

   

  Menu

     Menu loaction : Shipment Management --> B/L Management --> Advalced Filing Rules

     

  Menu Screen

     

  [Set Ready] button

     

     Set ready before sending AFR.

     If you click this button, new sequence for selected B/L(s) is generated automatically.

     

  [Cancel Ready] button

     cancel [Set Ready]

  B/L List tab

     AFR column : Trial - You can send AFR trial. If you see red color on B/L No. column, see Error Message on the right-bottom of the portal system.

                         Find the err reason and clear error.

     AFR column : Real - Send AFR to Japan Customs after clearing Error Messages.

  Sending by B/L tab

     Input B/L number and click [Search] button.

     You can send AFR B/L by B/L after modifying Shipper, Consignee and Notify Party under 'Sending by B/L' tab.

     Even though you modify S/C/N (Shipper, Consignee and Notify Party) under this tab, it won't be affected to B/L data .

     If you need to amend other columns of B/L, go to B/L Management.

     If you check out shipper, consignee and notify party, click [Set Ready] button.

     Choose AFR type under 'Send AFR Message' section, click [Send AFR] button.

     

     If you need to cancel AMR due to vessel changing, input B/L and choose sequence and then click [Cancel AFR(CMR-DEL)].

     

  Sending Log tab

     This tab displays AFR log by BL number and ATD log.

     B/L Sending Log

     Input B/L number and click [Search (B/L Log)] button then AFR sent log is shown.

     If there're any errors, it will be shown on 'Error Message' section.  

 

     ATD Sending Log

     Input B/L number and click [Search (ATD Log)] button then ATD sent log is shown.

     If there're any errors, it will be shown on 'Error Message' section.  

     

  AMR Closing & Etc

     If you register loading/discharging port as postponement, don't need to send AFR within 24 hours before vessel departure.

     Postponement boundary is determined by Japan Customs.

  Error Message

     If specified B/L has inconsistent data for AFR, the reason is shown on Error Message text area.

  AMR, CMR columns

     Shows sending result of AMR and CMR.

     Green - normal status.

     Yellow - no message from AFR after sending AMR/CMR.

  Grid Rows

     If there's any problem with AFR response message, Gird row color is changed.

     Red

     Pls see 'Discrep' column (불일치)

     Simple cargo - LINER send AMR to NACCS.

     Consol Cargo - LINER and NVOCC should send AMR to NACCS.

     If there's any discrepancy between LINER's and NVOCC's AMR data, NACCS send 'Discrepancy' message to AMR sender.

     Clear discrepancy and send CMR.

     If you send AMR with discrepancy, you'll be fined JPY 600 per one container.

     

     Orange

     Pls see 'Risk' column. (위험판정)

     If you send AMR, you get one of three reponse message from NACCS - DNL, HLD, DNU.

     You should clear them first. After clearing these issue, send AMR.

     - DNL (Do not load)

     - HLD (Hold)

     - DNU (Do not unload)

     If you send AMR with these three code, you'll be fined JPY 600 per one container.

           

     Red on B/L number columns      

     Red indicates invalid status of AFR (전송 부적합).

     System checks B/L data whether it's valid or not for sending AFR. Not an reponse message from NACCS.

     

  AFR Column

     

     Trial

     In transhipment case, AFR column is shown as 'Trial' to POL users.

     If you see red color on B/L No column, see Error Message on the right-bottom. Should find the reason of errors and clear.

     (Note) AMR trial sending is no longer valid.

     Real

     In transhipment case, AFR column is shown as 'Real' to TS PORT users.

     Direct shipment (non-TS shipment) case, AFR column is shown as 'Real' to POL users.

     

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