CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings

1. Updated "ACE on the Road" Event Schedule

ACE Seminar - May 20, 2008 in Laredo, TX - topics for this seminar the current status of ACE, future releases of ACE, and ACE reports (live demo). Those interested in attending this seminar are required to register by May 15, 2008. A seminar flyerand registration form were also posted.

(Schedule, dated 04/30/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_on_the_road.xml)

2. CBP Revises "Topic" Sheets on PMS to Update Contact Information

CBP has posted revised versions of two ACE "Topic" sheets on Periodic Monthly Statement - How to Participate in PMS and PMS Overview. These sheets were revised to provide updated contact information for PMS.

For assistance with PMS, email PMSUsersMailbox@cbp.dhs.gov or contact the ACE Help Desk at 1-800-927-8729 (Select Option 4, Option 2, and Option 2 (Trade Users) or Option 1 (CBP Users).

("Topic" sheets, posted 04/28/08 and 04/29/08, available by clicking the hyperlinks above.)

3. Updated Guidance on Feb 2nd ACE Update on Filing In-Bond Messages

CBP has posted a revised version of its guidance on the ACE update deployed on February 2, 2008 that enabled electronic in-bond requests filed via ABI message QP to update a shipment record that is reported in a truck ACE e-Manifest with a shipment release type of Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS).

CBP's revised guidance provides an updated link for details regarding software Implementation Guideline changes: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/carrier_info/etruck_tech_info/ace_edi_drafts/edi_messages/ansi_message_sets/rec_changes/.

(Guidance, posted 04/28/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/carrier_info/electronic_truck_manifest_info/inbond_info/inbond_ace_portal.ctt/inbond_ace_portal.ppt)

4. CBP Fixes Problem With ACE Cargo Processing

CBP has issued a Truck Manifest CSMS message announcing that ACE processing was restored as of 13:58 EDT on May 1, 2008. (Earlier the same day, CBP had issued a Truck Manifest CSMS message stating that ACE was experiencing a nationwide problem impacting the processing of cargo, submission of e-Manifests, and the receipt of messages from ACE) (CSMS message 08-000070 (processing restored), dated 05/01/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17078&page=&srch_argv=08-000070&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby; CSMS message 08-000069 (ACE system slow), dated 05/01/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17077&page=&srch_argv=08-000069&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby.)

5. CBP Seizes Marijuana in "Empty" Sea Container

CBP has issued a press release announcing that officers working anti-terrorism operations at the Bridge of the Americas commercial cargo lot in El Paso recently discovered 3,343 pounds of marijuana in a sea container. The bales of marijuana were concealed in a false wall compartment of a sea container that the truck driver declared as empty. (Press release, dated 04/29/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/04292008_4.xml)

6. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)