CBP Posts New, Updated ACE "Topic" Documents, Factsheets for ESAR
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted new and updated ACE "Topic" documents (also referred to as ACE User Guides) and updated ACE overview fact sheets for customs brokers and importers.
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New, Updated "Topic" Documents Contain Info Related to Recent ESAR Releases
According to a CSMS message, the new and updated ACE "Topic" documents have been revised to include detailed instructions for the trade community on using capabilities that were delivered as part of ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) and A2.3.1a (AD/CVD Entries and Case Management, also referred to as ESAR III).
New AD/CVD document. The new document entitled, "AD/CVD Cases and Messages" provides instructions on searching and printing information related to AD/CVD cases and messages.
Updated documents. CBP has updated the following documents:
"Blanket Declaration Records," which provides instructions on creating, searching and printing declaration records for ACE portal and non-portal accounts.
"Running ACE Reports for Importers, Brokers, and Sureties," which provides information on basic functionality of the ACE Reports Tool and outlines detailed instructions on how to access available reports (including standard, modified, customized and automated data extract (ADE) report).
"ACE 101," which provides an overview of the ACE Secure Data Portal, as well as current and future ACE features.
Updated ACE Overview Fact Sheets for Customs Brokers, Importers
CBP has also posted updated ACE overview fact sheets for brokers and importers. These fact sheets were revised to include information on additional ACE functionality provided to importers and customs brokers with the deployment of A2.3.1a.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 02/16/10 news, 10021605, for BP summary of ESAR III being deployed on February 14th.
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.)
CSMS 10-000048 (dated 02/18/10) available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17830&page=&srch_argv=&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby
AD/CVD cases and messages (posted 02/16/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_welcome/ace_welcome_package/cases_messages.ctt/cases_messages.pdf
Blanket declarations (posted 02/16/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_welcome/ace_welcome_package/declarations_2009.ctt/declarations_2009.pdf
Running ACE reports (posted 02/16/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_welcome/ace_reports/new_tool.ctt/new_tool.pdf
ACE 101 (posted 02/16/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace/ace101.ctt/ace101.pdf
ACE overview fact sheets (posted 02/16/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ace_factsheets/ace_overview/