The Bus APIS program is designed to facilitate travel and improve border security by providing for the voluntary submission of Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) manifest data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Bus carriers have the opportunity to submit trip and traveler information electronically to CBP for buses arriving in or departing from certain United States ports of entry.
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APIS Generator Spreadsheet -
09/27/2011 Permission must be obtained from CBP prior to using this APIS generator to create manifests and transmit carrier data and is to be used as instructed. Questions or comments regarding the Bus APIS voluntary program can be directed to the National APIS Account Manager at BusAPIS@dhs.gov.
CBP Bus APIS Guide -
09/27/2011 This guide instructs bus operators in the use of the APIS Generator spreadsheet to create the APIS manifest. It also provides detailed instructions for formatting each of the data elements contained in the APIS manifest.
CBP Bus APIS Document Guidance -
10/27/2011 This guide provides information pertaining to some of the most common travel documents bus carriers may encounter when collecting manifest information for submission to CBP.
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