CBP Updates ACE Deployment Schedule With USMCA Additions

CBP issued an updated ACE deployment schedule that includes several additions related to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A USMCA tariff schedule database and other updates will be deployed July 1, the date the deal enters into force, CBP said in the change log. In August, CBP will deploy reconciliation changes to prevent merchandise processing fee refunds. That deployment is likely necessary because the USMCA legislation didn't specifically allow for MPF refunds. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is working with Congress for a legislative fix, though CBP recommends delaying reconciliation filings if possible until the MPF issue is figured out (see 2006160046).

CBP also mentioned coming USMCA drawback changes and adding Canada and Mexico to the Electronic Certification System, eCERT, though the timing of those deployments hasn't been decided, other than a target of this fall. The schedule was also updated for Fish and Wildlife (FWS) Message Set Implementation with a deployment date of July 6. A previous schedule entry for risk-based bonding was removed “due to reconsideration of development plan,” the agency said.