Linking customs entry packets to electronic entries
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1. A method of managing customs data and shipment data comprising:
- receiving a shipment of imported goods from a seller;
receiving customs data electronically from a customs broker, the customs data including information about the imported goods reported by the customs broker to a customs agency;
receiving shipment data from the seller related to details of the shipment;
storing the customs data and the shipment data in a computer system; and
establishing a logical link in the computer system between the customs data and the shipment data.
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Abstract
The disclosures herein relate to methods of managing customs data and shipment data. The methods include procedures for correlating various types of data related to a single shipment of goods, including data received from customs brokers and data received with shipments of goods. The methods extend to importing operations comprising many shipments of goods.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of managing customs data and shipment data comprising:
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receiving a shipment of imported goods from a seller;
receiving customs data electronically from a customs broker, the customs data including information about the imported goods reported by the customs broker to a customs agency;
receiving shipment data from the seller related to details of the shipment;
storing the customs data and the shipment data in a computer system; and
establishing a logical link in the computer system between the customs data and the shipment data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of accessing customs data that are linked to shipment data, the method comprising:
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retrieving, from a computer system, stored electronic shipment data that were received from a seller, the shipment data being associated with a shipment of imported goods that was received from the seller;
activating a link in the computer system that is associated with the shipment data; and
in response to the activating, recovering from the computer system stored electronic customs data that were received from a customs broker, the customs data being related to the imported goods and including information that was provided by the customs broker to a customs agency.
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15. A method of managing customs data and shipment data comprising:
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receiving a plurality of shipments of imported goods from one or more sellers;
receiving customs data electronically from one or more customs brokers that collectively provides information about each of the shipments of imported goods that is reported by the one or more customs brokers to one or more customs agencies;
receiving shipment data from the one or more sellers that collectively provides details about each of the shipments;
storing the customs data and the shipment data in a computer system; and
with respect to each of the shipments, establishing a logical link in the computer system between the shipment data about that shipment and the customs data about that shipment. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. Computer-readable media embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of managing customs data and shipment data, the method comprising:
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receiving a shipment of imported goods from a seller;
receiving customs data electronically from a customs broker, the customs data including information about the imported goods reported by the customs broker to a customs agency;
receiving shipment data from the seller related to details of the shipment;
storing the customs data and the shipment data in a computer system; and
establishing a logical link in the computer system between the customs data and the shipment data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 18. The computer-readable media of clam 17, wherein the customs data comprise an electronic image of a customs entry packet which includes one or more forms submitted by the customs broker to the customs agency.
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19. The computer-readable media of clam 17, wherein the customs entry packet comprises a form having a format promulgated by the customs agency and containing information relating to the imported goods.
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30. Computer-readable media embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of accessing customs data that are linked to shipment data, the method comprising:
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retrieving, from a computer system, stored electronic shipment data that were received from a seller, the shipment data being associated with a shipment of imported goods that was received from the seller;
activating a link in the computer system that is associated with the shipment data; and
in response to the activating, recovering from the computer system stored electronic customs data that were received from a customs broker, the customs data being related to the imported goods and including information that was provided by the customs broker to a customs agency.
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31. Computer-readable media embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of managing customs data and shipment data, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of shipments of imported goods from one or more sellers;
receiving customs data electronically from one or more customs brokers that collectively provides information about each of the shipments of imported goods that is reported by the one or more customs brokers to one or more customs agencies;
receiving shipment data from the one or more sellers that collectively provides details about each of the shipments;
storing the customs data and the shipment data in a computer system; and
with respect to each of the shipments, establishing a logical link in the computer system between the shipment data about that shipment and the customs data about that shipment. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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