Confidentiality Urged Under US 24 Hour Rule

Under the 24 Hour Rule, the carrier must give US Customs a manifest 24 hours before cargo is loaded aboard a vessel in a foreign port.

The issue of terrorism has brought about the need for governments and world organisations to consider the creation of anti-terrorist legislation and preventative programmes to regulate international commerce and the transportation of goods. America has already instituted such legislation and preventative measures.

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