CBP to Slowly Deploy 24 "High Priority" ACE Summary Edits, Offers Interim Measure
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the January and February 2010 Trade Support Network monthly activity reports, which summarize the activity of all of the TSN Committees and Subcommittees for those months.
(TSN is a group of trade representatives who provide input into the design and development of modernization projects, such as ACE. CBP has been meeting with the TSN since May 2001 regarding the development of ACE. TSN consists of members of the trade community, including trade associations, importers, brokers, carriers, sureties, and others.)
The following are highlights of the reports:
Slow Deployment of 24 "High Priority" ACE Edits Due to Lack of Resources
CBP maintains its commitment to program in ACE the 24 "high priority" entry summary edits that were requested by the trade. Given the current strain on budget/resources, the deployment of these edits will have to occur over time, as separate chunks.
(In 2007, CBP proposed that 63 current Automated Commercial System (ACS) edits specific to the commercial preparation of the entry summary not be carried over into ACE. TSN reviewed and evaluated CBP's proposal and responded with 24 edits that members believed were critical to keep. CBP's proposal was originally called "Edit Lite" and is also referred to as "Edit Modification."))
Hybrid Document and Enhanced HTS Query as Interim Measure
However, ACE Executive Business Owner Baldwin would like to offer the following as an interim measure: (1) a hybrid document, to include business rules, policy, and a robust CATAIR, to serve as a cross-walk until the edits can be programmed; and (2) an enhanced HTS query. Baldwin was to put together a task team to pull this information together and seek out trade volunteers (business and technical) to participate on this team.
Problem Post Summary Correction Reason Codes Identified
TSN's Account Management Committee and Broker Account Subcommittee reviewed the Post Summary Correction Reason Codes list provided by CBP and identified possible missing codes. Clarification was also requested on some of the codes.
Spreadsheet on ESAR Issues
TSN's Entry Committee announced that CBP had proposed the development of a spreadsheet pertaining to identified issues with ESAR functionality. CBP has posted an Excel spreadsheet to its website listing ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) and A2.3.1a (AD/CVD Entries and Case Management) issues. The following is a list of the open issues on CBP's spreadsheet (see spreadsheet for details, closed issues, etc.):
| Date Opened | Issue Description |
| 04/10/2009 | Querying for entry summaries which have unresolved census warnings using the CATAIR message query criteria currently returns all entry summaries. |
| 04/16/2009 | The trade cannot request new sub-accounts via the Account Selector List on the ACE Portal. |
| 04/20/2009 | An ACE system failure message is generated in ACE Certification when an AE with a payment type code of 6, 7, or 8 is submitted. |
| 06/05/2009 | Multiple batch transmissions only processing first batch. |
| 06/23/2009 | Control record format issues with HD transaction. |
| 06/26/2009 | ACE EDI Profile Updates from ACS not correct. |
| 07/20/2009 | Entry summary validations for RLF port of entry requiring broker license in error. |
| 07/23/2009 | ACE entry summaries missing from daily statement. |
| 08/07/2009 | Paperless indicator discrepancy between broker and CBP statements. |
| 08/19/2009 | Entry Summary Accepted in ACE Not Found in ACS. |
| 10/26/2009 | Entry summary processing returns incorrect error condition code. |
| 11/02/2009 | Internal Event in Error as Created from an ACE Entry Summary. |
| 11/11/2009 | Multiple Entry Summary Queries in a Batch Not Processed in ACE. |
| 11/12/2009 | ACE Entry Summary Control Status Changed in Error. |
| 11/24/2009 | ACE entry summary reject text incorrect in article party record. |
| 11/30/2009 | ACE entry summary control status error. |
| 12/02/2009 | ACE entry summary reject, E0-records, have a format error. |
| 12/15/2009 | ACE CERT - Data Load Issue - IATA Air Carrier Code Errors. |
| 12/21/2009 | ACE Entry Summary AX Response Issue for ACE System Failure Messages. |
| 12/29/2009 | ACE Entry Summary Error in E0-Record on Reject Output. |
| 01/04/2010 | ACE entry summary invoice line references error on reject. |
| 01/14/2010 | ACE System Failure Message Created in Error. |
| 01/15/2010 | Large bond query messages (KI) are failing to process in ACE Production. |
| 01/20/2010 | ACE Entry Summary Condition Code Error. |
| 02/11/2010 | ACE entry summaries with a blank liquidation date. |
| 02/15/1010 | AD/CVD case information query did not provide a response. |
| 02/22/2010 | AD/CVD entry summary report results inconsistent. |
| 02/22/2010 | ACE RLF ES Rejected by ACS. |
| 02/23/2010 | ACE Entry Summary Filer's Transactions Rejected in Error. |
January, February reports (03/11/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/trade_support_network/tsn_monthly/
ACE overview spreadsheet (posted 03/11/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/programming_issues.ctt/programming_issues.xls