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CBP Updates its FAQ on ACE

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site an updated version of its lengthy document on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."

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CBP adds that very few problems that users encounter are entirely new. This FAQ collects often-asked questions and answers about the ACE system and its application into a single document.

Questions are Divided into Ten Categories

CBP states that the questions are divided into ten categories for ease of reference:

Systems Background

Automated Broker Interface (ABI)

General

Application

Portal Usage - Significant Activities Log (SAL)

Portal Usage - Bond

Carriers - General Information

e-Manifest Information

Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS)

Reports

(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/27/06 news, 06122705, for BP summary of CBP's original FAQ. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/06/07 news, 07020615, for BP summary of CBP's January 2007 updated FAQ. See ITT's Online Archives or 03/12/07 news, 07031210, for BP summary of CBP's March 5, 2007 updated FAQ. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/10/07 news, 07041010, for BP summary of CBP's March 27, 2007 updated FAQ.)

CBP updated ACE FAQ (dated August 2007, 88 pages) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace/ace_faq.ctt/ace_faq.doc