U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that effective immediately, the phone tree options for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Help Desk have changed.
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.
The annual report to Congress on the International Trade Data System program has recently been posted to the ITDS Web site. This report details the progress toward incorporating ITDS functionality into the Automated Commercial Environment, the status of Federal agencies in implementing ACE/ITDS, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a notice providing details on the Automated Commercial Environment account type for facility operators (i.e. bonded warehouses, container freight stations, and centralized examination stations)1 that was created with the deployment of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a fact sheet entitled, "Securing America's Borders, CBP 2007 Fiscal Year in Review," which provides details on the progress CBP made securing U.S. borders in FY 2007 and the challenges it faced. The following are highlights from the fact sheet:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a notice providing details on the Automated Commercial Environment account type for cartmen and lightermen1 that was created with the deployment of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a notice providing details on the Automated Commercial Environment account type for foreign trade zone operators that was created with the deployment of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that changes are being made for the XR line release output application. CBP states that it would like to implement the changes on December 15, 2007; however, if that date is unacceptable, CBP is asking the trade to contact their client representative.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a notice providing details on the Automated Commercial Environment account type for sureties1 that was created with the deployment Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site an October 2007 interview with CBP Assistant Commissioner for Field Operations, Thomas Winkowski. In this interview, the Assistant Commissioner discussed a variety of issues, including partnerships with the trade community, the in-bond system, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspections, etc. The following are highlights of the Assistant Commissioner's comments regarding CBP's in-bond system.
During the November 16, 2007 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC), members of COAC agreed on a letter which will be sent to CBP Commissioner Basham regarding CBP's Office of International Trade (OT) and its impact on trade one year after it was formed.