CBP Seeks Participants in Non-Lacey Act APHIS Working Group for ACE Development

CBP is seeking participants in a new working group to inform its development of the Automated Commercial Environment for non-Lacey Act commodities regulated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The working group will comprise members of APHIS-related industry, software developers, and APHIS and CBP representatives, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). Participants will review data elements required in the APHIS partner government agency message set in ACE, as well as the impact of the transition to ACE on business processes. The working group will hold two three-hour conference calls per week for four weeks. Importers and software developers interested in participating should email the relevant CBP and trade community working group leads by April 16, said CBP (here).