CBP Announces Expansion of ACE Entry Summary Filing, RLF Expected by June 29th
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS on the expansion of ACE entry summary filing.
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Deployment Phases 1 - 3 Now Only for Early Adopters
ACE entry summary filing capabilities were delivered with ESAR A2.2 and were first deployed at the Port of Buffalo. In its notice announcing the deployment schedule, CBP indicated that the first two phases of the three-phase deployment schedule for ESAR A2.2 entry summary capabilities were limited to the 39 volunteers that responded to CBP's original request for comments and indication of interest to participate in the entry summary test. CBP sources state that Phases 1 - 3 are now only for the early adopters (see schedule below).
(ESAR A2.2 allows for the filing and processing of formal (type 01) and informal (type 11) entry summaries for those who volunteered to submit such entry summaries in ACE. It also included certain portal account changes for all ACE accounts.)
Additional Entry Filers Can File Starting June 29th
CBP states that additional entry filers will be permitted to transmit ACE entry summaries beginning on June 29, 2009. Those interested should contact their ABI Client Representative.
CBP notes that in order to participate in ACE entry summary filing, payments must be scheduled for statement on initial transmission of the entry summary and the filer must be using a software package that has been fully Certification tested and approved by the ABI Client Representative.
ACE Expected to Support Entry Summaries Filed Via RLF by June 29th
According to CBP sources, ACE is expected to support type 01 and 11 ACE entry summaries filed through remote location filing (RLF) by June 29, 2009.
Expansion Schedule for 39 Volunteers (Expanded to All Ports by June 18th)
CBP's CSMS message provides the following current ACE entry summary filing expansion schedule for the 39 volunteers:
Phase 1 - May 4th
On May 4, 2009, ACE entry summary filing is scheduled to be deployed at the following ports:
| Laredo, TX Chicago, IL |
*The Port of Long Beach, CA includes Long Beach (port code 2709) and Los Angeles (port code 2704), but does not include the Los Angeles Airport (port code 2720).
Phase 2 - May 18th
On May 18, 2009, ACE entry summary filing is scheduled to be deployed at the following ports:
| Miami, FL New Orleans, LA Houston, TX San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA El Paso, TX | JFK Airport, NY Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Cleveland, OH Tucson, AZ |
Phase 3 - June 18th
On June 18, 2009, ACE entry summary filing is scheduled to be deployed nationwide to all remaining ports.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/29/09 news, 09042945 2, for previous BP summary announcing the availability of the expansion schedule. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/17/09 news, 09041705, for BP summary of CBP posting ACE entry summary instructions and a business rules & process document.
See ITT's Online Archives or 03/06/09 news, 09030605, for BP summary of the original ESAR A2.2 deployment schedule. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/14/09 news, 09041430 1, for BP summary announcing that ESAR A2.2 was deployed on April 12th as scheduled.)
CSMS 09-000207 (dated 04/28/09) available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17597&page=&srch_argv=&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby