CBP to Deploy New eBond, Cuba Functionalities in ACE on Feb. 24

CBP will deploy new eBond functionalities and the ability to accept entries from Cuba in ACE on Feb. 24, it said. On that date, ACE will start decrementing drawback eBonds when accelerated payment is requested, and an eBond bond status will be sent to sureties. Automated Surety Interfaces for entry summary nightly, entry summary quarterly and continuous bond (AS, AQ and BO) will also be generated from ACE, with all other Automated Surety Interfaces remaining in the legacy Automated Commercial System (ACS), CBP said. For Cuba, ACE will be updated to allow electronic entry and entry summary filing via the Automated Broker Interface (ABI), the agency said. “Filers should ensure their software vendors have updated their programs to allow Cuba to be reported as a valid country of origin,” CBP said. “Vendors should reference the latest ACE CATAIR [CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements] documentation for coding revisions.” Feb. 24 is also the ACE deadline for drawback, reconciliation and liquidation (see 1707270038).