Essential there are 10 data elements which must be filed with U.S. Customs (or now called Customs and Border Protection) 2 days before a shipment departs origin.
Which is why it is called 10 + 2. It does not equal 12.
There was such an uproar in the international shipping community that U.S. Customs decided to take a step back.
As reported in the Journal of Commerce
The rule establishes an interim six-month test of how the data elements can be provided, and allows U.S. manufacturers to provide the most difficult data elements on a "best available" status.
So, we shall see what happens after the 6 months are up. But, this change to the rule has yet to be approved by Congress, and those folks are busy with other things at the moment. Who knows, this could get pushed to the back burner, especially if funding gets cut.
Update 12/4 -
International Trade Law News gives all the information you want (and more) on this subject. click here
They say the phase-in is 12 months, not 6, so I have no idea what is the real deadline. I am sure it will be rather "fluid".
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