U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site its report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment for the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007 (i.e., January 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007).
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports to and from the U.S. and the government determines admissibility.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice to its Web site announcing that it will be holding the Automated Commercial Environment Exchange VII conference in Atlanta, GA on October 15 - 17, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a notice regarding the North America Free Trade Agreement rules of origin changes for certain boxer shorts from Mexico which were effective July 30, 2007 and are retroactive for goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 7, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message indicating that the implementation of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accounts is delayed to September 2007 (from August 25/26, 2007).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a fact sheet entitled "Entry Summary, Accounts, Revenue A1 Account: Carriers."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that effective August 20, 2007, it has expanded the processes that are supported in the Automated Commercial Environment e-Manifest: Truck system.
CBP has made available on its Web site an updated blank "Request for Change in Census Parameters." The request form has been updated to correct the spelling of "census" in the email address for Census to which the request should be sent (it is now FTD_Parameters@census.gov).
In May 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted to its Web site a notice announcing the phased enforcement of mandatory Automated Commercial Environment electronic manifest: Truck for advance cargo information purposes at all land border ports in Michigan and New York beginning May 24, 2007.
According to Trade Support Network (TSN) sources,1,2 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A23 will be phased-in for ACE accounts on a filer-by-filer basis instead of deploying overnight, or phasing the system in on a port-by-port basis.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a press release regarding the results of a recent survey of CBP officers using the Automated Commercial Environment which revealed low satisfaction with ACE's e-Manifest: Truck processing capabilities due to problems with system reliability, data errors, and insufficient real-time help.