USA Advance Passenger Information System

Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) regulations require APIS manifests to be submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for all commercial aircraft arriving from or departing for a foreign port or place. In addition, APIS regulations require that electronic manifests relative to travelers (passengers and crew) be submitted within specific timeframes.
Compliant Air APIS manifest submissions are achieved through either of two submission methods: 1) Interactive and Non-interactive United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Trade (UN/EDIFACT) submissions, or 2) Non-interactive eAPIS submissions. eAPIS is a web portal enabling the user to create, manage, and submit APIS manifests. Air APIS submissions through UN/EDIFACT or the eAPIS web portal (https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov) work to fulfill APIS reporting requirements.