FIATA launches Model Agreement for multiple filing
The Model Agreement has been developed with the input of air carriers and multinational and SME freight forwarding companies to clarify parties’ responsibilities and to facilitate successful compliance in the complex reporting environment when using the option of 'multiple filing'.
Multiple filing is a key feature introduced under new pre-loading advance cargo information (PLACI) regimes, such as the European Union’s Import Control System 2 (ICS-2), providing the opportunity to reinforce PLACI regimes as crucial risk-based trade facilitation measures.
By opting for multiple filing, freight forwarders can directly file house-level information while air carriers file the master-level information.
This allows for information to be provided in an expeditious manner by the party first in possession of that information, facilitating enhanced data quality and data sovereignty.
The multi-layered nature of such PLACI reporting requirements mean that a well-defined bilateral agreement is essential to ensure proper coordination and communication between air carriers and forwarders when submitting data to the relevant authorities.
FIATA launches Model Agreement for multiple filing
The Model Agreement has been developed with the input of air carriers and multinational and SME freight forwarding companies to clarify parties’ responsibilities and to facilitate successful compliance in the complex reporting environment when using the option of 'multiple filing'.
Multiple filing is a key feature introduced under new pre-loading advance cargo information (PLACI) regimes, such as the European Union’s Import Control System 2 (ICS-2), providing the opportunity to reinforce PLACI regimes as crucial risk-based trade facilitation measures.
By opting for multiple filing, freight forwarders can directly file house-level information while air carriers file the master-level information.
This allows for information to be provided in an expeditious manner by the party first in possession of that information, facilitating enhanced data quality and data sovereignty.
The multi-layered nature of such PLACI reporting requirements mean that a well-defined bilateral agreement is essential to ensure proper coordination and communication between air carriers and forwarders when submitting data to the relevant authorities.
