Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Organics (OR) requirements
Date of publication: January 25th, 2024
Date of update: July 23rd, 2024
AMS – Organics general information
This information is for importers impacted by the National Organic Program (NOP) and who are required to file AMS – Organics (OR) information via the PGA Message Set as a result.
- The AMS-OR program code covers tariff classifications flagged with either AM7 or AM8.
- As of March 19th, 2024, new requirements from the NOP will be in place to ensure importers of organic agricultural products are certified, and the certification information will be transmitted via the AMS-OR PGA message set. Importers should review the information published in the following Federal Register Notice to determine their specific filing requirements: National Organic Program (NOP); Strengthening Organic Enforcement.
- For more information on AMS-OR filing requirements, please visit Tips for Trade when Filing USDA Organic Data.
CBP recently published CSMS 61139474, which indicates that starting September 19, 2024, HTS codes flagged with AM8 will reject if PGA information for AMS Organics is not provided in ACE. AM7 will still remain a warning after September 19, 2024. The below indicates where to file:
N/A | CBP FLAGS FOR AMS | N/A |
|---|---|---|
Agency | Non 06 Entry Filing | 06 (FTZ) Weekly Entry Filing |
AMS | YES - for MO and OR programs | YES - for MO and OR programs, on 7501 Entry Summary |
You may want to consider automating data exchange for the required AMS-OR information to support filings. If you do, the below provides a brief summary of potential changes and process around those changes:
- Inbound InterfacesIf you have an internal feed into ONESOURCE that you wish to add/modify for AMS changes, you will need a SOW project for Implementation/Testing Purposes.
- Outbound InterfacesSelf-Filers - File updates for AMS directly to CBP will automatically be made for these types of files.
- FTZ Broker Filers
- If you utilize the ONESOURCE Standard ACE CATAIR - File updates for AMS will automatically be made for these files.
- All other broker feeds or interfaces to third parties from ONESOURCE will need an SOW project for Implementation/Testing purposes.
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SOW Projects – The reason these require SOW projects is because every interface is unique to an operation and ONESOURCE does not own the specifications. Time is needed to coordinate what should be transmitted between parties for each design and a test site available for testing. If you need an SOW project, please contact your account manager.
AMS – OR disclaim message set
The following sections of this document will be a walk through of each of the three message sets. We will provide the CATAIR record and a sample of how that message would be keyed into the user interface. The latest CATAIR can be found on the CBP website AMS CATAIR.
To determine the mandatory status of the fields in the fulfillment process, we have included a table indicating their mandatory status based on color.
FIELDS UTILIZED | Meaning |
|---|---|
Red | Mandatory |
Orange | Conditional |
Green | Optional |
AMS – OR disclaim message set – PG01 UI
AMS - OR1 entire message set
Record Identifiers Utilized:
When to use OR1 message set
Use this message set to identify a product that has been certified as organically produced in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program requirements when you have a paper or PFD NOP Import Certificate.
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set sample
ACE File Sample:
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG01 catair
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG01 UI
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG02 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG02 UI
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG10 CATAIR
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PG10 is an optional Message Record.
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG10 UI
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG14 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG14 UI
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – Entities
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG19/20/21 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG19 UI–EX Entity
EX Entity Requirements to be entered in Company Maintenance:
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG19 UI–UC Entity
ORI Entity Requirements to be entered in Company Maintenance:
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG19 UI–UC Entity
Entity Requirements to be entered in Company Maintenance:
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG19 UI–Orp Entity
ORP Entity Requirements to be entered in Company Maintenance:
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG19 UI–ORC Entity
ORC Entity Requirements to be entered in Company Maintenance:
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG22 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG22 UI
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG24 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG24 UI
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This tab is optional. If you choose to provide this information, the following fields will be required and conditional.
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG25 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG25 UI
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This tab is optional. If you choose to provide this information, the following fields will be required and optional.
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG27 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG27 UI
AMS/OR1– Entire message set – PG29 CATAIR
AMS/OR1 – Entire message set – PG29 UI
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set sample
ACE File Sample:
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG01 CATAIR
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG01 UI
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG02 CATAIR
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG02 UI
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG14 CATAIR
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG14 UI
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG25 CATAIR
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG25 UI
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This tab is optional. If you choose to provide this information, the following fields will be required and optional.
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG29 CATAIR
AMS/OR2 – Limited message set – PG29 UI