Category: ACE (Automated Commercial Environment)

To which CEE do you belong?

U.S. Customs Centers of Excellence and Expertise, aka “CEEs” are Customs way to better align with modern business practices. Whether or not you are currently engaged with your CEE, Importers are already assigned to one. Ever wonder how to find [...]

CBP Trade Symposium announced – July 23rd-24th

CBP TRADE SYMPOSIUM IN CHICAGO – CBP sent out a formal notice that the Trade Symposium will be held in Chicago this year. The registration will open on Thursday, June 13th, at noon EST. Learn more here. This is always [...]

CSMS# 18-000689 RECONCILIATION FILING-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (FTA)

ACE FILING NOTICE – RECON According to to CBP CSMS# 18-000689, issued today, November 21, when filing a reconciliation for a Free Trade Agreement issue, ACE is displaying incorrect original paid amounts. Until headquarters issues further guidance, filers should submit the [...]

CBP publishes entry summary process for new steel and aluminum requirements

ALERT!  Per CSMS Message 18-000240, issued on March 22nd, the additional duty on imports of steel and aluminum articles under Section 232 are effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. [...]

New ACE reporting to support reconciliation in ACE

As you know, CBP delivered ACE Deployment G, Release 4, on Saturday, February 24th, as promised.  One of the critical pieces of this deployment was moving reconciliation entries into ACE, along with drawback, liquidation and other functionality.  Read our prior blog [...]

CBP announces long-awaited e-commerce strategy

On March 6th, 2018, CBP issued their long-awaited E-Commerce Strategy, as announced here. For several years, CBP has seen a tremendous increase in e-commerce shipments, which CBP defines as high-volume, low-value shipments purchased via electronic means.  These shipments generally enter [...]

Jan. 6th ACE Statement Deployment – Important Information

Important information from our friends at NCBFAA… Reminder: January 6, 2018 Statements Deployment As a reminder, CBP will be delivering ACE Deployment G, Release 3B on January 6. At this point, ACE will become the system of record for all statements [...]

12/9 ACE Deployment Partially Delayed – Just announced today by CBP!

e214 & MID moving to ACE; Statements delayed. As announced today on the ACE Outreach call, and followed by CBP’s December 4th CSMS message on the subject, CBP is pushing out the statement deployment date to Jan 6th. However, still to be deployed [...]

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