CBP Posts Census Warning Chapter, Record Layout Key, Etc. for ACE ABI CATAIR
U.S. Customs and Border and Border Protection has posted an additional chapter and two appendices to its "ACE ABI CATAIR" document that it is building to replace the current Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document.
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(CBP previously issued an ABI Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) message announcing the creation of the "ACE ABI CATAIR" document, which will include all of the Automated Broker Interface transactions required for filing entry summaries in the Automated Commercial Environment.
At that time, the first two chapters were posted to CBP's Web site1 and CBP stated that it would continue to build on this document until all ABI functionality is moved from the Automated Commercial System (ACS) to ACE and CBP can retire the current CATAIR document.)
Chapter, Appendices Posted on Census Warnings and Record Layout Key
CBP has posted the following chapter and appendices:
Census Warning Override. This chapter provides record formats and procedures for ACE ABI filers to submit override codes in response to Census warnings.
Appendix H - Census Warning Messages and Override Codes. This appendix provides a list of Census warning messages, the reasons a filer may receive the warning message, suggested options to resolve the warning, and override codes which may be used to respond to the warning.
Appendix Q - Record Layout Key. This appendix provides a record layout key for ACE ABI CATAIR chapters. It describes the columns of the record layout definitions contained in ACE ABI CATAIR chapters. CBP notes that this key is different from the record layout key for the current CATAIR document.
Chapters/Appendices are Considered Final
The chapters and appendices to the ACE ABI CATAIR include a note stating, "The reader should be advised that this technical document is considered final. However, the document retains the DRAFT designation in the footer until such time that a publication number from the CBP Office of Public Affairs has been assigned to the new "ACE ABI CATAIR" publication. For your information, subsequent revisions to this document will be controlled through the official CBP document amendment process."
1The two ACE ABI CATAIR chapters that were previously posted are: Entry Summary Filing and Response Guide and Entry Summary Status Notification.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 03/06/08 news, 08030605, for BP summary of CBP announcing the creation of the ACE ABI CATAIR.
See ITT's Online Archives or 03/04/08 news, 08030435 2, for BP summary of CBP posting the Census Warning Override Business Description.)
ACE ABI Chapters/Appendices available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/abi_catair/