On November 24, 2008, Customs published in the Federal Register a 64 page notification of the long awaited implementation of the 10+2 rule. This refers to the two items of information regarding the cargo that must be supplied by the carrier and the 10 items of information that must be supplied by the importer at least 24 hours before lading of goods bound for the US. The information must be supplied via a Customs' approved electronic data interchange system and this will generally involve your Customs broker, who has access to the computer program. (The currently approved system for importers is ABI; for vessels, it is AMS.) The security filing is mandatory on and after January 26, 2010.