ACS and ACE Updated for Filing Korea FTA Entry Summary Claims

U.S. Customs and Border Protection states that the Automated Commercial System (ACS) and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) are now updated to accept entry summaries claiming U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement duty benefits. While the KFTA has been in effect since March 15, entry summary claims could not be filed in ACS or ACE until these systems were updated for the KFTA. CBP has previously stated that KFTA claims are made using the Special Program Indicator (SPI) "KR."

(See ITT's Online Archives 12031517 for summary stating that these updates were scheduled for March 21, and 12031407 for summary of the alternative entry summary claims CBP would accept from March 15 until March 21.

See ITT's Online Archives 12031603 for summary of CBP's HS Update announcing that the ABI and harmonized tariff records needed for KFTA entry summary preference claims were available for electronic retrieval.

See ITT's Online Archives 12022807 for summary of CBP's message advising the trade of the system requirements needed to file KFTA entry summary (EI) claims in ACS ABI.

See ITT's Online Archives 12031323 for detailed summary of CBP's KFTA implementation instructions, including an origin rule get-around (as the KFTA Rules of Origin (ROOs), specifically the Tariff Change Rules (TCRs), have not been updated for the 2007 and 2012 WCO-recommended tariff changes implemented by the U.S.). These instructions also cover how to make KFTA preference claims, including how to make claims before March 21; CBP's process for verifying importer claims; the SPI "KR"; post-importation claims and protests; etc. Also see 12031342 for summary of CBP's new KFTA webpage.)

(CSMS #12-000100, dated 03/21/12)