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CBP Issues Presentations from its ACE Exchange Conference, Etc.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a press release announcing that its three-day Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange Conference addressing ACE's modernized, secure trade processing that took place in Chicago, Illinois on August 15-17, 2006 has concluded. CBP has also posted to its Web site 27 PowerPoint presentations that were presented during the conference.

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CBP states that this conference was the first in a series of educational forums on ACE. The next ACE Exchange Conference will be held in Tucson, Arizona from October 30-November 3, 2006.

Approximately 250 Truck Carriers & 350 Importers/Brokers Were In Attendance

According to CBP, approximately 250 truck carriers from the U.S and Canada attended the conference to learn about the electronic manifest (e-manifest) for trucks, the feature of ACE that by law becomes mandatory in 2007. CBP further states that more than 350 importers and brokers also attended to learn about e-manifest, the monthly payment feature and how to establish an ACE account.

(CBP has previously stated that conference would separately address the issues important to importers/brokers and truck carriers.)

27 Presentations Posted to CBP's Web Site

CBP has posted to its Web site 27 PowerPoint presentations from the conference, which have the following titles:

Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) Overview for Brokers

Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) A1 Broker

ESAR A2 Post Release and Finance

Establishing Non-portal Accounts (Brokers)

Periodic Monthly Statement Overview for Brokers

Broker Breakout Session - Broker's Perspective

Carrier Accounts Status and Overview

ACE Overview for Truck Carriers

Carrier and Broker Communications

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Overview for Carriers

ACE Overview and e-Manifest: Trucks

Enhancements to ACE Deployment for e-Manifest

Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Overview for Carriers

ACE Filing Options for e-Manifest: Trucks - ACE Portal and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Legal and Policy Update for Carriers

Creating an ACE Portal and EDI Account

Creating an ACE Portal Account for Importers and Brokers

ACE Overview for Importers and Brokers

Carrier and Broker Communication Presentation for Importers and Brokers

International Trade Data System (ITDS) Overview

Legal and Policy Update

ESAR A1 Importer Perspective

ESAR A2 Post Release and Finance

ACE Portal Overview for Importers

Importer Perspective

Establishing Non-portal Accounts (Importers)

Periodic Monthly Statement Overview for Importers

(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/24/06 news, 06042410, for BP summary of ACE Exchange conference announcement.)

CBP press release, dated 08/15/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/news_highlights/cbp_conference.xml

CBP presentations available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_ex_conf/