On February 29, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin supporting an optional Quick Response (QR) Code in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Portal. To use the QR Code, users will need to print it on the Truck Manifest Cover Sheet.
While QR codes are optional, the benefits of using them include:
Uniquely identify the electronically filed manifest information associated with a conveyance.
Minimize actions required of a driver.
Maximize match probability.
For more information on how to participate using the QR Code on the Truck Manifest Cover Sheet, please see the QR specifications listed below. For any questions, please contact Linda Olsen at linda.m.olsen@cbp.dhs.gov. QR Specifications: The set of information that is desirable to store in either radio-frequency identification (RFID) or QR includes:
Data layout version number (3 characters)
Shipper (or agent) defined Trip ID (25 characters)
Estimated date of arrival. (8 characters (yyyymmdd))
4. Tractor license plate id 1 (12 characters, including ISO country code (2), administrative unit code (3), and plate number (7).
5. Tractor license plate id 2 (12 characters)
The case not covered is where there are more than two license plates.
The total data load is, therefore, 3+25+8+12+12 = 60 characters. With a single-character delimiter between the data elements, this would require 64 characters.
Our recommendations are as follow:
Both RFID user memory and QR code issued should use the same data content and layout.
Both should use alphanumeric character sets (possibly including a delimiter or fill….More →
