What is the MPCI filing workflow for shipping lines and master co‑loaders?

What is the MPCI filing workflow for shipping lines and master co‑loaders?

  1. Submit B/L Message: The process is triggered by a shipping line, shipping agent or master co-loader submitting B/L information pre-loading. This message can be one of the following: a) Submission of a new filing. b) Update a previous message.
  2. Message Validation Process: The message gets validated following the supported message formats based on (UN/EDIFACT) standards and the MPCI predefined requirements.
  3. Consolidation shipment: Once the filing is accepted, the MPCI system validates the shipment type, determining whether it is a direct or a consolidation shipment. For a direct shipment, the process moves to the next step (MPCI assessment). For a consolidation shipment, the MPCI system will verify first the Sub-Filing status before proceeding
  4. FF Sub-Filing Completed: MPCI System to validate the filing of the related house B/Ls of the consolidation shipment are submitted by the responsible party, if the house B/Ls filing is complete then the filing will proceed to the next step (MPCI assessment). Otherwise, NAIC sends a response message to the shipping line, shipping agent or master co-loader as a pending sub-filing response and the filing process will be held until all the house B/L are submitted from the responsible freight forwarder/sub coloader. 
  5. Freight forwarder Filing Process: An independent process is to be triggered once the freight forwarder/master co-loader starts submitting B/Ls pre-loading. The shipping line process will depend on the completeness of the freight forwarder filing process and may impact the Master B/L final assessment.
  6. Send PSF Message: A Pending Sub-Filing response will be sent to notify the shipping line that the party responsible (FF/Sub Co-loader) has not yet completed the submission of the shipments’ B/Ls. The PSF response is a result of the FF Sub-filing Completed stage above as “No”. Expiry Stage: If the PSF response is sent and the responsible party (FF/Sub Co-loader) fails to provide the required information within the specified time frame determined by the MPCI system, the filing will expire, and the submission will be marked as incomplete. In this case a re-submission of the shipment data is required to restart the filing process.
  7. Message Validation Process: The filer will validate the response message received from NAIC against the supported message format. In case the message is invalid, the filer should communicate offline with NAIC to discuss the resolution options for the error. 
  8. MPCI shipment assessment: After the acceptance and verification of the filing completeness, the MPCI system will begin assessing the risk and compliance of the provided information. Assessment Result MPCI assessment has three possible outcomes, but only one of these results will be provided at a time. Filers will not receive multiple results in the same response. Send RFI Message Request for Information or Attachment (RFI) Indicates that additional information is required to be submitted, or a supporting document needs to be shared with NAIC. In the event of additional information is requested, the filer should submit an updated version of the message with the required information. Otherwise, in the event of a supporting document is requested, the filer should provide the required documents to NAIC using the attachment service. Expiry Stage: If the Request for Information or Attachment (RFI) response is sent and the filer fails to provide the required information within the specified time frame, the filing will expire, and the submission will be marked as incomplete. In this case a re-submission of the shipment data is required to restart the filing process.
  9. Send ACT/ACW Message: Assessment Complete - Indicates that shipment is approved for transport to the UAE. Assessment Complete with Warning: Indicates that the shipment is approved for transport to the UAE. However, there are comments on the information submitted that need attention in future filings. (e.g. data quality issue).
  10. Send DNL Message: Do Not Load - Indicates that the shipment is not approved for transport to the UAE.