Guide

The US security filing is the importer’s, and it has to exist before loading.

Ocean cargo bound for the United States needs an Importer Security Filing, the ISF or 10+2. US Customs and Border Protection requires it no later than 24 hours before the cargo is loaded onto the vessel destined for the US. Yihang prepares the China export on its AEO file so that filing can be made. Yihang is not the US importer, and does not become one by booking the box. The quote names who files the ISF.

Published 2026-10-10

Quote a US ocean shipment

What the importer’s broker needs

Seller, buyer, importer of record, and consignee
Manufacturer, country of origin, and the HS code if you have it
Where the container is stuffed, and who consolidates it
The bill of lading details once the carrier has them

What this desk does

China export clearance on the AEO file
A routing that leaves time for the filing before loading
The name of who files in the US, written on the quote
No published freight rate, and no claim that Yihang is the importer

Sources

US CBP: Importer Security Filing (10+2)

Linked pages are the publishers’ own. A figure on this page is theirs, for the date named. It is not a Yihang rate.

Questions shippers ask

Does Yihang file the ISF?

Only if the quote says a broker on the file will file it. The default is that the US importer, or their broker, files. China export is on Yihang’s file either way.

When is it late?

CBP’s rule is no later than 24 hours before the cargo is loaded on the vessel to the United States. A document that arrives after cutoff is not a filing. Build that into the cargo-ready date.

Does air freight use the same filing?

This page is the ocean rule. Air has its own security data. Say the mode on the inquiry so the reply names the right one.

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