Non Acceptable and Acceptable Cargo Descriptions
The following descriptions show the difference between non-acceptable and acceptable descriptions. Non-acceptable descriptions may result in "Hold for Examination" or "Hold for More Information" notices.
Non-acceptable descriptions include: freight of all kinds (FAK); said to contain (STC); shippers load stow and count (SLAC); general merchandise and other similar vague descriptions.
| Non Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Apparel
Wearing Apparel
Ladies' Apparel
Men's Apparel | Clothing
Shoes
Footwear
Jewelry (may include watches) |
| Appliances | Kitchen Appliances
Industrial Appliances
Heat Pump |
| AutoParts | New Autoparts
Used Autoparts |
| Caps | Baseball Caps
Blasting Caps
Bottle Caps
Hub Caps |
| Chemicals, hazardous
Chemicals, non-hazardous | Actual Chemical Name (not brand name)
Or U.N. HAZMAT Code Identifier # |
| Electronic Goods
Electronics | Computers
Consumer Electronics, Telephones
Electronic Toys (can include Gameboys, Game Cubes, Dancing Elmo Doll etc.)
Personal/Household Electronics (i.e. PDA's, VCR's, TV's) |
|
Not Acceptable
| Acceptable |
| Equipment | Industrial Equipment, Oil Well Equipment,
Automotive Equipment, Poultry Equipment, etc. |
| Flooring | Wood Flooring, Plastic Flooring, Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Marble Flooring |
| Foodstuffs | Oranges
Fish
Packaged Rice, Packaged Grain, Bulk Grain |
| Iron | Iron Pipes, Steel Pipes |
| Steel | Iron Building Material, Steel Building Material |
| Leather Articles | Saddles
Leather Handbags
Leather Jackets, Shoes |
| Machinery | Metal Working Machinery
Cigarette Making Machinery |
| Machines | Sewing Machines
Printing Machines |
| Pipes | Plastic Pipes
PVC Pipes
Steel Pipes
Copper Pipes |
| Plastic Goods | Plastic Kitchenware, Plastic Houseware,
Industrial Plastics
Toys, New/Used Auto Parts |
| Polyurethane | Polyurethane Threads
Polyurethane Medical Gloves |
| Personal Effects
Household Goods |
| Rubber Articles | Rubber Hoses
Tires
Toys
Rubber Conveyor Belts |
| Rods | Welding Rods
Rebar
Aluminum Rods
Reactor Rods |
| Scrap | Plastic Scrap
Aluminum Scrap
Iron Scrap |
| STC (Said to Contain)
General Cargo
FAK ( Freight of All Kinds)
"No Description" | |
| Tiles | Ceramic Tiles
Marble Tiles |
| Tools | Hand Tools
Power Tools
Industrial Tools |
| Wires | Electric Wires
Auto Harness
Coiled Wire (Industrial) |
OOCL North America Security Advisory
Verification Interface
- CBP has launched a web based C-TPAT Status Verification Interface (SVI), which allows C-TPAT participants the ability to on line query on the status of consenting/certified C-TPAT companies. The website is maintained by CBP.
- OOCL is a participant in this program.
- Customers/supply chain partners who are C-TPAT participants and wish to verify the status of OOCL in the program can access the website at - http://www.cbp.gov/
- The company querying on the status will need to sign into the site with their own ID & password, which would have been assigned to them by CBP.
- The OOCL partner SVI # for the query is oocSea00592, and is case sensitive.
- OOCL is also a participant in CIP (Carrier Initiative Program), and PIP (Partners in Protection), a Canada Border Services Agency security initiative.
- OOCL is not a participant in U S Customs and Border Protection SCIP (Super Carrier Initiative Program), BASC (Business anti-Smuggling Coalition), Americas Counter Smuggling Initiative (ACSI), or Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP)
Additional information on this subject may be found on CBP website at - http://www.cbp.gov
