# WIA-air-cargo PHASE 3 — PROTOCOL Specification **Standard:** WIA-air-cargo **Phase:** 3 — PROTOCOL **Version:** 1.0 **Status:** Stable This document defines the protocols that govern an air-cargo operator: the IATA DGR + ICAO Annex 18 + Doc 9284 dangerous-goods discipline; the IATA TACT acceptance discipline; the IATA e-AWB issuance and digital-signature discipline; the regulated-agent / known-consignor security discipline (ICAO Annex 17 + EU Reg 2015/1998 + TSA 49 CFR 1544/1546/1548/1549); the WCO SAFE Framework + AEO discipline; the EU ICS2 Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) discipline; the US ACAS pre-loading discipline; the Cargo iQ shipment-progress discipline; the specialised-cargo discipline (CEIV-Pharma / LAR / PCR / TCR + IATA Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines); the post-flight reconciliation discipline; and the supervisory cooperation discipline. References (CITATION-POLICY ALLOW only): - ISO 9001:2015 (quality management systems) - ISO/IEC 27001:2022 - ICAO Annex 18 + Doc 9284 (TI) + Doc 9481 emergency response - ICAO Annex 17 (Security) - IATA DGR + IATA TACT + IATA Cargo-IMP / Cargo-XML - IATA Resolution 672 e-AWB + Multilateral Agreement - IATA Resolution 833 / 600a / 600b - IATA Cargo iQ Resolution 674 master operating plan v6 - IATA CEIV-Pharma + CEIV-Lithium + CEIV-Live- Animals + CEIV-Fresh - IATA LAR + PCR + TCR + Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines - WCO SAFE Framework of Standards + WCO Data Model 3.x - US 19 CFR Part 122 + Part 4 + 19 CFR 122.49b ACAS - US 49 CFR Parts 171-180 HMR - US TSA 49 CFR 1544 + 1546 + 1548 + 1549 - US C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) for AEO-equivalent in US - EU Reg (EU) 2015/1998 + Reg (EU) 952/2013 UCC + ICS2 Reg (EU) 2024/1248 + AEO under UCC Art 38 - KR 관세법 + 항공보안법 + 종합인증우수업체 (AEO) - IETF RFC 5905 (NTPv4), RFC 9421 (HTTP Message Signatures), RFC 9457 (Problem Details) --- ## §1 IATA DGR + ICAO Annex 18 + Doc 9284 Discipline The dangerous-goods discipline: - The shipper's declaration follows IATA DGR §8 shipper's-declaration-for-dangerous-goods format. - The freight forwarder's acceptance check follows IATA DGR §9 acceptance-checklist procedure (the 92-point checklist). - Packing per the IATA DGR Packing Instruction (PI) applicable to the UN number. - Marking and labelling per IATA DGR §7. - Documentation — air waybill carries the dangerous- goods indication per IATA DGR §8.1.6.4 and the shipper's declaration accompanies the shipment. - Loading per IATA DGR §9.3 — segregation rules, passenger-aircraft prohibitions, hidden-dangerous- goods awareness training. - ICAO Doc 9481 emergency response procedures carried on the aircraft. ## §2 IATA TACT Acceptance Discipline The TACT acceptance discipline: - Conditions of carriage per IATA Resolution 600 a / b — the air-waybill incorporates the conditions by reference. - Rate application per IATA TACT Rate Manual. - Acceptance criteria — packaging, marking, labelling, documentation completeness, security status. - Refusal of carriage criteria — dangerous-goods prohibited on the routing, prohibited articles, embargoed destinations, missing documentation. ## §3 IATA e-AWB Discipline (Resolution 672) The e-AWB discipline: - The Multilateral e-AWB Agreement signatories (the freight forwarder, the airline, and the ground-handling agent) operate without a paper air waybill on enabled trade lanes. - The e-AWB digital signature is verifiable per IATA Resolution 672 Annex. - The e-AWB record's canonical digest is preserved for tamper detection. ## §4 Regulated-Agent / Known-Consignor Security Discipline The security discipline aligns with the operating jurisdiction's regime: - ICAO Annex 17 baseline — every consignment loaded onto a passenger or all-cargo aircraft is subject to security screening. - EU Reg (EU) 2015/1998 — regulated agent (RA), known consignor (KC), account consignor (AC), and the RA3 / KC3 third-country regime. - US TSA — Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) under 49 CFR 1548; Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) under 49 CFR 1549; Air Carrier under 49 CFR 1544 / 1546. - KR 항공보안법 — 화물 보안 검색 + 화주 보안 관리 + 알려진 화주 등록 + 알려진 운송사 등록. The supply-chain security discipline maintains the unbroken chain of custody from KC to RA to airline cargo terminal to aircraft. ## §5 WCO SAFE Framework + AEO Discipline The WCO SAFE Framework discipline: - Pillar 1 — Customs-to-Customs information sharing. - Pillar 2 — Customs-to-Business AEO partnership. - Pillar 3 — Customs-to-Other-Government-Agencies cooperation. The Authorised Economic Operator status (AEO under EU UCC Art 38; C-TPAT in US; KR 종합인증우수업체) is the operating jurisdiction's certification of the operator's secure-and-compliant supply-chain management. AEO benefits include reduced data-set requirements, priority treatment, and mutual- recognition with partner-country AEO programmes. ## §6 EU ICS2 PLACI Discipline The EU ICS2 (Import Control System 2) Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information discipline: - Pre-Loading data submission for express courier shipments (Release 1) and air-cargo (Release 2). - Risk analysis at the EU border-customs level. - High-risk shipments may receive a "do-not-load" decision before departure. - Authorised Filer designation for shippers, forwarders, and carriers. ## §7 US ACAS Discipline The US Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) discipline under 19 CFR 122.49b: - Pre-loading data filing for shipments destined to or transiting the US. - Risk-based targeting at the CBP National Targeting Center. - The "do-not-load" message is delivered to the carrier within the screening timeframe. - Acceptable Filer Identification — US-bound freight-forwarder or carrier identifier. ## §8 IATA Cargo iQ Discipline (Resolution 674) The Cargo iQ master-operating-plan (MOP v6) discipline: - The shipment record key (SRK) ties together the multi-leg journey at the master AWB level. - Per-leg milestone events publish actual times against the planned schedule. - Performance measurement at the operator and airline levels feeds the IATA Cargo iQ membership performance benchmarking. ## §9 Specialised-Cargo Discipline The specialised-cargo discipline: - IATA CEIV Pharma — pharmaceutical cargo handling per IATA TCR + GDP; temperature-controlled chain attestation. - IATA CEIV Lithium — lithium-battery shipping per the IATA Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines. - IATA CEIV Live Animals — live-animal shipping per the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR). - IATA CEIV Fresh — perishable-cargo handling per IATA PCR. ## §10 Post-Flight Reconciliation Discipline The post-flight reconciliation discipline: - Manifest-to-load reconciliation — the loaded cargo against the manifest is verified at arrival. - Discrepancy reporting (FNA notification of arrival, FBL booking-list adjustments, documentary discrepancies) feeds the operator's quality-management process. - Damage / loss / pilferage reports trigger the operator's claim workflow under IATA TACT conditions of carriage. ## §11 Identity, Time, and Audit Discipline NTPv4 stratum-2 or better is the operator's clock baseline. Audit-events are emitted for every acceptance, screening, customs-filing, milestone, DG declaration, and post-flight reconciliation event. ## §12 Lithium-Battery Shipping Discipline The IATA Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines (LBSG) + IATA DGR Section II discipline: - Battery type identification — UN3480 (lithium- ion shipped alone), UN3481 (lithium-ion contained in or packed with equipment), UN3090 (lithium- metal shipped alone), UN3091 (lithium-metal contained in or packed with equipment). - State-of-charge limit — UN3480 lithium-ion at not more than 30% SoC for shipment by air. - Section II shipper's exemptions for small cells/batteries, with weight and quantity thresholds and the Section II Lithium Battery Mark (CAO/PI requirements). - Damaged / defective / recalled lithium battery prohibition for transport unless under specific approval. - Operator variations (the airline's acceptance-policy specifically deviating from IATA DGR baseline) recorded against the routing. ## §13 Damage / Loss / Pilferage and Liability Discipline The Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) and Warsaw Convention 1929 liability discipline: - Carrier liability for cargo per MC99 Article 18 — 17 SDR per kg unless special declaration of value made. - Special declaration of value (SDV) carries additional charges and increases the liability ceiling. - Notice-of-claim timeline — apparent damage at delivery; non-apparent damage within 14 days; delay within 21 days; loss declared within 21 days of expected delivery. - Documentation requirements — air-waybill remarks, irregularity reports, damage assessment by airline or its handler. ## §14 ULD Management Discipline The Unit Load Device (ULD) management discipline: - IATA ULD Care Code (ULDCC) compliance for ULD build-up, handling, and storage. - IATA ULD Regulations (ULDR) document compliance for the operator handling ULDs across multiple airlines. - ULD damage assessment and repair authorisation per the airline's published damage-limit policy. - ULD inventory reconciliation and CASS-based cross-airline settlement under IATA Resolution 830d. ## §15 Customs Bonded-Warehouse and Free-Trade-Zone Discipline For operators with bonded-warehouse / FTZ operations: - US 19 CFR Part 19 (customs warehouses) + Part 146 (foreign trade zones). - EU UCC Articles 240-242 (customs warehousing) + 243-249 (free zones). - KR 관세법 + 외국인투자촉진법 (free economic zones). - Per-jurisdiction inventory-control software and bond-discharge procedures. ## §16 Documentary-Compliance Discipline The documentary-compliance discipline: - Air-waybill consistency check across master / house levels. - Commercial-invoice + packing-list + certificate- of-origin alignment for customs filing. - Specific-license / export-license verification for export-controlled commodities (US EAR / ITAR; EU Dual-Use Reg 2021/821; KR 대외무역법 + 전략 물자관리원). - Sanctions-screening integration with US OFAC SDN + EU Consolidated List + UN Security Council Sanctions Committee + KR 외교부 제재대상자 목록. ## §17 Conformance Implementations claiming PHASE-3 conformance enforce the discipline at every relevant decision point, satisfy the IATA DGR + ICAO Annex 18 baseline, exercise the regulated-agent / known-consignor discipline per the operating jurisdiction's regime, satisfy the WCO SAFE Framework + AEO discipline, exercise the EU ICS2 / US ACAS pre-loading discipline, and exercise the specialised-cargo disciplines where the operator handles such cargo. --- **Document Information:** - **Version:** 1.0 - **Phase:** 3 — PROTOCOL - **Status:** Stable - **Standard:** WIA-air-cargo - **Last Updated:** 2026-04-28