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information on CBP requirements for the specific airport you are landing. These two documents clarify what is expected of you and serve as proof to a CBP officer that you have fol- lowed procedures correctly. Lastly, a third document called “Tip of the Month” reviews important topics pilots should be aware of.
The Permission to Land email messages and Port Fact Sheets grant permission based on what you have transmitted in APIS and include port- specific time tolerances; a +/- time allowance based on port operations. If you need to ARRIVE in the USA at a time significantly different from that submitted in your ARRIVAL manifest, you need to contact CBP to re-secure Permission to Land for your new ar- rival time. CBP officers at the airport must ensure they have the space and manpower to receive and process in- bound aircraft.
When arriving in the USA, there is no regulatory basis requiring pilots and travelers to remain onboard an arriving aircraft awaiting formal or direct permission to deplane. CBP of- ficers at some airports may not come out to meet the aircraft and may wait inside the building, whereas at other airports, there may be posted signs with instructions. However, any trav- eler movement outside the immediate aircraft area or interactions with other individuals is not permitted without specific and direct CBP authorization. In all cases, especially where health and safety concerns present or exist, CBP always emphasizes exercising reasonable and responsible judgment. If your aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) exhaust is 8 feet or higher above the ground, you do not have to power it down. However, CBP can require you to shut down the APU in cases of enforcement actions.
Canceling or Postponing a Flight:
You are required to advise CBP if you are going to cancel your flight or post- pone it to another date (which will require that you file a new manifest). This is important because CBP plans its workload and staffing based on manifests they can see in the sys- tem. It is unfair and wasteful to have officers assigned to work overtime or for another pilot to be denied an
arrival time because CBP was expect- ing your non-existent f light. When you cancel an APIS manifest, you will receive an automated email confirm- ing that your APIS manifest has been canceled. If you transmitted multiple APIS manifests for the same date, the CBP port may cancel the unnecessary manifests, which can trigger corre- sponding cancelation emails. Each submitted APIS manifest has a unique eAPIS number, as does the DHS receipt email and CBP cancellation email, so
you can match them to determine what has been canceled. If in doubt, contact the port to confirm.
Transporting Currency: Another important point that operators need to be aware of is that you MUST always report if you are taking into or out of a country more than $10,000 USD in monetary instruments. It is not il- legal to transport more than $10,000 but failing to report it is illegal. When you transport, attempt to transport,
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