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travel Travel Alerts and Restricted/Prohibited Goods Business and Government Travel Leaving and Arriving In the United States Carriers and Facilities Customer Service		home  /  travel  /  Carriers and Facilities  /  Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) A electronic data interchange established for commercial air carriers in 2002, APIS enhances CBP security measures by allowing officers to review manifest data on passengers and crewmembers prior to arrival or departure from the United States. Tools for TSA Crew Reporting Provides guidelines for crew data using CBP Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) to comply with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements - UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide for IATA Air Carriers Provides technical guidelines for IATA type air carriers on preparing and transmitting inbound and outbound passenger and crew manifest data using the UN/EDIFACT format - Advance Passenger Information System - APIS Fact Sheet - Advance Passenger Information (API) for Air Carriers Provides US/EDIFACT guidelines to small air carriers who will be using an email interface to send inbound and outbound passenger and crew manifest data to Customs - How to Prepare and Send Passenger and Crew Manifests - for IATA Air Carriers - 05/21/03 pdf - 496 KB. - How to Prepare and Send Passenger and Crew Manifests - for Non-IATA-type Air Carriers - 05/21/03 pdf - 495 KB. - Advance Passenger Information (API) for Sea Carriers Provides US/EDIFACT guidelines to sea carriers who will be using an email interface to send inbound and outbound passenger and crew manifest data to Customs - APIS Registration Form Note: This form is to be used solely to acquire a unique CBP APIS identifier. In the near future, CBP will make available the ability to submit APIS data and view reports through a direct eAPIS web-site. Should you choose to use eAPIS, you will be required to register again on the eAPIS web-site. It is recommended that you take advantage of the eAPIS registration process, once it becomes available. Continue to monitor this web page for updates on eAPIS. - Register for UN/EDIFACT Testing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has completed system enhancements and can now process Advance Passenger Information (API) submitted in UN/EDIFACT format. You will soon be required to use this format to transmit passenger and crew manifest data to CBP, in advance of arrival in or departure from the United States. To ensure that your transmission meets the requirements of the new format, you must register with CBP and then submit test data in the UN/EDIFACT format for evaluation by the CBP testing team. Upon successful completion of the test, you will be authorized to transmit your manifests to the live APIS system. Search Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) for: section sitemap for Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) see also: in Carriers and Facilities:   Carrier Consultant Program (CCP)   FAQs About CBP Technical Standards for Air Passenger Processing at U.S. Ports of Entry   Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) on cbp.gov:   The Bioterrorism Act   EDIAPIS Translation Program (exe - 78 KB.)
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