CBP Announces Changes for 5106 Address Validations in ACE (Impacts Everyone)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message stating that on September 25, 2007, an update was performed on the 5106 (Importer ID Input Record) address validation tool used within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
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(According to CBP sources, this change impacts everyone, not just ACE accounts.)
U.S. Addresses
The address validation tool now requires that every U.S. address must be an actual street, city, state, and zip code combination.
After sending a U.S. address and receiving back a response indicating that the address is invalid, if the filer believes what was sent was accurate, CBP states the address should be verified at http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp before opening a trouble ticket.
Canadian Addresses
The address validation tool now requires that every Canadian address must be an actual street, city, province, and zip code combination.
After sending a Canadian address and receiving back a response indicating that the address is invalid, if the filer believes what was sent is accurate, CBP states the address should be verified at http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/rural-e.asp before opening a trouble ticket.
Mexican Addresses
The address validation tool now requires that every Mexican address must be a valid street, city, state, and zip code combination.
After sending a Mexican address and receiving back a response indicating that the address is invalid, if the filer believes what was sent is accurate, CBP states the address shold be verified at: http://www.sepomex.gob.mx/sepomex/servicios/ofpostales/ prior to opening a trouble ticket.
Foreign Addresses Other Than Canada or Mexico
For foreign addresses, other than Canada and Mexico, though the address validation tool does not require that the reported data be an actual address, it does validate to ensure that the data adheres to address formatting rules pertinent to the reported country.
CBP Adm: 07-0218 (dated 09/27/07) available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0218.ADM