Personal Shipments being transported by a highway carrier are required to be reported on an ACE eManifest. Automated Commercial Environment Review of Shipment Release Types: Trucks To report a Personal Shipment the carrier will need to create an ACE Shipment with the Shipment Type "3299 - Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles" (may also be called "Household Goods") depending on software being used), and ensure that the shipment is transmitted on their ACE eManifest.

Although a Personal Shipment is different from a PAPS shipment, the carrier will still need to provide a unique Shipment Control Number, as well as all other information normally required for an ACE Shipment including Shipper, Consignee and Commodity information.

As with all Informal Entries, no Customs Broker should be involved and the carrier will not receive an Entry Number for the shipment. At the border, the driver must present a completed Customs Form 3299 to the officer.

When completing the Customs Form 3299, the statement that the goods are ""household effects"" is not enough information. The complete inventory of imported goods will be treated as the packing list and must be provided to the officer upon request.