FTZ Management: Assignment Menu Overview and E214 Data to Foreign Receipts
Assignment follows the Preparation step of the FTZ Daily Processing. This step will assign each transaction to the relevant customs forms, in preparation for reporting to US Customs.
After all data is assigned, the final step of Assignment is to run the FIFO/Initiate Inventory Processing step to maintain the inventory methodology within the FTZ software.

E214 to Foreign Receipts
The
CF214 Assignment
screen is used for assigning CBP 214 data to foreign purchased components and inventory manufactured parts and adjustments. If carriers have sent manifest data, most of these fields will be auto-populated. If no manifest data is available, the user will key this information into the system.If an
Invalid Zone ID
error appears after transmission, the site number used in the first seven digits of the 214 number was invalid. Should this occur, please contact the FTZ Board to confirm your site number.This screen can be accessed by choosing
E214 to Foreign Receipts
from the Assignment
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For Air shipments, the Master Bill of Lading (BOL), House Bill of Lading (BOL), Carrier, Flight, and Arrival dates must all match what is in AMS. If there is a discrepancy between this data and what is in AMS, CBP will reject the e214 submission.
e214 Data Elements (Zone to Zone Shipments)
Some requirements adhere to the print screen validation as they are not transmitted to CBP:
- Master Bill
- Export Date
- Manifest Quantity (Greater than 0)
- Import Date
- FromZoneID
- Vessel Name
- U.S. Port of Unlading
- IT From Port (only required if zone is configured to require an IT)
e214 Assignment: Manifest Data Transmitted to CBP on Zone to Zone
The Master Bill of Lading, House Bill of Lading (if applicable), and Manifest Quantity are transmitted to CBP on Zone to Zone e214s.

To reenable screen to make any corrections:
- ClickDoneon theCF214 Assignmentscreen.
- ClickReopen Assignmentand make any corrections repeating same steps.

e214 To Foreign Receipts Table
e214 (Data Entry Fields) |
Description |
|---|---|
Transport ID |
Identifier for an inbound shipment used to form a relation between all goods arriving simultaneously in the same shipment (e.g. Bill of Lading). |
CF214 Number |
The e214 zone admission logic is as follows: zzzxxyyaa99999999 Example CF214 Zone Number: 0380A0006000000001
|
Receipt Date |
The date the goods were received into the zone. |
Export Date |
This date is determined by the type of transportation used to transport the merchandise into the United States.
|
Master Bill of Lading Number |
Because this BOL must be a perfect match with CBP’s AMS system and AMS does not support special characters (e.g. dashes, slashes, etc.), do not include such characters when tying in this field. |
IT Number |
The intermediate transportation (IT) number assigned to in-bond shipments. If the IT Number does not match what is in AMS, the e214 submission will be rejected by CBP. |
Manifest Quantity |
The total number of received packages. |
From Zone ID |
This field is used for zone-to-zone moves. |
Mode of Transport |
The mode of transportation code. |
Routing Code |
The ABI routing code and optional office extension for one additional ABI participant who will receive a copy of the electronic CBP Form 214 and subsequent electronic notifications. A default for all 214s is defined in the configuration file.
|
Filer Code |
The Automated Broker Interface (ABI) filer code (set up in the configuration file). |
Direct Delivery |
A Yes/No Flag (set up in the configuration file). |
Auto Transit |
A Yes/No Flag that allows concurrence messages to automatically transmit to CBP. Currently, “Auto Transit” should be set to “N” for all filings. |
House Bill of Lading |
The House Bill of Lading or House Airway Bill number is only to be entered for Air Modes of Transport. House Airway Bill numbers must be 12 characters long.
If the house Bill of Lading is shorter than 12 characters, pad with leading zeroes. If the House BOL does not match what is in AMS, the e214 submission will be rejected by CBP. Example House BOL: 4210030401 becomes 004210030401 |
IT Date |
The date the CBP Form 7512 was prepared (if applicable). |
IT From Port |
The port from which the in-bond is traveling to reach the zone (if applicable). |
Vessel Name |
|
Vessel Flag |
The ISO Country Code where the vessel is registered. |
Transport Num |
The vessel voyage number, truck or rail trip number, or aircraft flight number. Flight numbers must be zero-padded to equal a four-digit length.
For example, Flight 38 would be entered as “0038”. |
FIRMS Code |
The four-digit FIRMS code of the location in the zone to which the goods are delivered. |
Import Date |
|
US Port of Unlading |
The United States Port of Unlading. |
Frgn Port of Lading |
|
In-Bond Carrier |
The name of the in-bond carrier bringing product from the port to the zone. |
Export Country Code |
The 2-character ISO Country Code for the exporting country.
Some ports may want to record the last country from which the goods departed prior to arriving in the U.S. This could vary from the Foreign Port of Lading if the goods are loaded onto a vessel that makes stops in other locations prior to arriving in the U.S. |
SCAC Code |
The Standard Carrier Abbreviation Code of the carrier handling the Master Bill of Lading. For Airway Bills, the SCAC code is the 2-3 character long alphanumeric IATA code.
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SCAC codes may sometimes be difficult to obtain for the Master BOL, as some forwarders fail to record SCAC portions of the Master BOL number. The SCAC used on the Master BOL may not be the SCAC used in creating the IT Number. Should this occur, use the SCAC associated with the IT Number. |
Cartman |
For future use |
Container Num |
For future use |
e214 Data Elements: Adjusting e214 Data |
Description |
|---|---|
Receipt Date |
The transaction date of the adjustment. |
Export Date |
The transaction date of the adjustment. |
Master Bill of Lading |
The adjusted Master Bill of Lading logic is as follows: FFFFADJYYMMDD###
|
IT Number |
|
Manifest Quantity |
“1” |
Mode of Transport |
Truck (Non-container) |
IT Date |
The transaction date of the adjustment. This field can remain blank if the IT Number was left blank. |
IT From Port |
“0000”. This field can remain blank if the IT Number was left blank. |
Vessel Name |
“ADJ” |
Import Date |
The transaction date of the adjustment. |
US Port of Unlading |
“0000” |
Frgn Port of Lading |
“00000”. If the adjustment contains goods of Canadian origin, select an appropriate Canadian Province of lading. A list of Canadian province codes is provided in the Appendix of this User Guide. |
In-Bond Carrier |
“ADJ” |