CBP Realigns El Paso Port Codes

CBP designated the Port of Ysleta, in El Paso, Texas, as port code 2401, the agency said in a Feb. 25 CSMS message. Starting on March 1, “all E-manifests making arrival into the U.S. via the Port of Ysleta are required to use port code 2401,” it said. But “Entry and Entry Summary transmissions will continue to utilize the port code 2402 (El Paso), as 2402 will be the Port of Entry for 2401,” it said. “For cargo arriving at Ysleta (2401) from Mexico and moving onward, the in-bond origination port will be 2401.”

The 2401 port code will become active for Electronic Export Information (EEI) submissions in the Automated Export System (AES), it said. “The accepted Mode of Transportation (MOT) types will be Road and Hand-Carried. Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) Appendix D Export Port Codes will be updated and published prior to March 1, 2020.”