Category: ACE (Automated Commercial Environment)

What’s up with the ACE Post Release Deployments? Get the latest here.

As a follow up to our June 27th, 2017 blog, announcing the delay of CBP’s July 8th ACE post release deployments, which was a follow up to our June 9th, 2017 blog announcing CBP’s deployment of ACE post release, which [...]

Don’t miss FDA’s upcoming webinars on ITACS – September 5th, 7th & 11th

On August 21st CBP sent out CSMS message no. 17-000506 on behalf of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The message announced three identical webinars, to be held September 5th,  7th, and 11th which will provide information on the evolution [...]

Updated CBP document on entry types by PGA – shows FTZ flexibility

On July 18th, 2017 CBP posted the recently updated ‘Entry Types by PGA’ document.  This document advises the trade which CBP entry type codes will require Partner Government Agency data, and when; either at cargo release, summary or other. The [...]

Lost your tariff number? Wondered the status of GSP? Read on…

  On June 29th CBP published CSMS message no. 17-000381 announcing the availability of Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1704, which went into effect on July 1, 2017. This USHTS update contains modifications mandated by the 484 F Committee (the Committee [...]

Hot off the press! July 8, 2017 ACE Deployment Postponed

Hold that thought…. CBP has just announced that the July 8th scheduled deployment for Entry Summary functionality to ACE has been postponed.  Though just announced under a month ago, CBP has determined that a few more things need to be [...]

Say “Goodbye” to blanket flagging in Reconciliation on July 8th, 2017

It’s the same story we posted on January 10th, 2017, only this time it’s actually going to happen. As a follow up to yesterday’s blog, CBP pulled out a bit of a surprise this week in announcing that reconciliation was finally moving [...]

ACE Post Release Deployment – Hot off the press and one month to prepare!

On June 8, 2017, CBP issued CSMS# 17-000334 – ACE Post Release Deployment, and published a Federal Register notice announcing the implementation of a series of new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) capabilities effective July 8, 2017.  These capabilities include Collections [...]

CBP clears up guidance for air split shipments

  In CSMS #17-000279, US Customs has clarified the process for air split shipments: CBP regulations require that all cargo arriving on split conveyances be entered in the air manifest system. The carrier is required to manifest the air waybill, [...]