The challenge of CBP’s Importer Security Filing(ISF or 10+2) is the compilation of various kinds of data from the multiple parties involved in an import transaction.  The Integration Point® web-based architecture and transactional processing design is ideal to address this challenge and facilitate a successful filing strategy for the importer.

Integration Point takes electronic data from any supply chain partner able to send it, maps it to the requested data elements, and then provides the filer with a tool to fill in the blanks, if there are any.

As one US importer described it, "One of our main goals in implementing 10+2 was to find a solution that was cost-effective. Not only did we find Integration Point pricing extremely competitive, but their ability to take data electronically from our own systems has allowed us to create ISF's with no-keying, which is not only time/cost-effective but is resulting in more accurate and compliance filings."

When combined with tools such as Global Classification, Integration Point 10+2 will make it possible for the importer (who is ultimately responsible for the filing) to either do it themselves or trust that a 3rd party filer will submit the appropriate product information with the shipping information they have traditionally owned.

Integration Point 10+2 allows importers to:

• Provide access for all trading partners to view and/or edit data
• Load data from electronic files as available or allows for manual keying of data
• Notify users automatically when work needs to be done on a filing
• Connect to CBP allowing the importer to file the ISF
• Validate classification data (when the Global Classification module is present) for all filings before transmitting to CBP
• Designate fields to populate automatically with data that is consistent across all filings for the company
• Use a built in workflow that follows the events of a shipment and coinciding ISF data elements triggered by those events
• Integrate with other Integration Point compliance solutions that are built on the same single, web-based platform

Interested in learning more about Integration Point 10+2? Please fill out our online request form, or send us an email. You can also download our product brochure located in the top right corner of this page.