see also: in APIS: Advance Passenger Information System:   eAPIS Online Transmission System   APIS Pre-Departure Certified Vendor List (pdf - 92 KB.)   UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide (pdf - 1,589 KB.)   Reporting Requirements Begin December 18 for Private Aircraft Arriving or Departing United States   Overview of One DHS Solution (APIS Pre-Departure and Secure Flight)   APIS Pre-Departure Final Rule (pdf - 215 KB.)   Register for APIS Pre-Departure Testing ...more on cbp.gov:   UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide (pdf - 1,589 KB.)

UN/EDIFACT Implementation Overview

(11/29/2007)The UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide provides the latest information on the technical system set-up and formatting requirements for the transmission of UN/EDIFACT APIS messages to U.S.Customs and Border Protection. (

This UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide is a working document, subject to change. Changes made will be textual in nature.The guidelines should be used for UN/EDIFACT format development. Check this site periodically for updates, which will be made available in subsequent versions of this document.

NOTE: Commercial air carriers and/or their APIS manifest transmitters "must" register online and successfully complete the CBP UN/EDIFACT APIS message formatting and testing processes prior to their being authorized to send UN/EDIFACT formatted APIS transmissions to the CBP APIS system.