M1 Moved Manifest System of Record to ACE, Causing ABI Release Date Errors

January 25, 2012 by Marie Rapport|Customs and Ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection states it is aware that ABI filers began having issues with release dates beginning with a code deployment on the evening of January 17, 2012, when the M1 team switched the manifest system of record from AMS to ACE. This change in the system of record resulted in some issues with cargo release dates, which are in the process of being fixed. CBP states its Field Offices will be notified not to issue liquidated damages created by these systems issues.

The issues impacting ABI filers include (1) a series of erroneous release date updates (via RR messages), (2) a bad release date format (using the year 2020), and (3) a failure to provide a release date to the filer when a hold is removed.

Multiple release date fix. The development team has been working to get these issues fixed. A fix was deployed the evening of January 24 to correct the manifest arrival issues impacting release dates and resulting in multiple release date updates.

Year 2020 fix. Another fix is scheduled for this weekend to correct entries affected by the bad release date format (using the year 2020).

Other fixes. CBP continues to work on the fixes to these issues and the trade will be updated as information becomes available.

No liq damages should be issued. CBP Field Offices will be notified not to issue liquidated damages created by these systems issues.

(e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1) provides a consolidated view of rail and sea shipment manifest and entry data at the bill of lading or container level to facilitate the identification of shipments that may pose a risk and expedite the pre-arrival processing of legitimate cargo. M1 pilot phases began late August 2011. CBP has begun accepting sea and rail manifest transmissions from trade users in ACE, and as of January 9, 2012, has deployed M1 at 17 ports. Following operational acceptance of ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea, CBP plans to publish a Federal Register Notice naming ACE as the only CBP-approved electronic data interchange. This Notice will also lay out a six-month timeframe for the decommissioning of AMS for rail and sea manifest capabilities. See ITT's Online Archives 12012321 for summary of CBP's January 2012 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) status update.)

(CSMS #12-000021, dated 01/24/12)