CBP will allow through June 24 for carriers and Container Freight Station operators to accept Form 3461 signed by the broker "without fear of penalty for entries that have generated a paperless release (to include split shipments)," the agency's Los Angeles field office said in notice. CBP said some carriers are unable to see release notifications (1C), which have posed a problem since the agency transitioned from the Air Automated Manifest System into the Automated Commercial Environment on June 7 (see 1506110007). Carriers and CFS operators may also accept screen printouts of ACE cargo entry releases submitted by the broker, said CBP. "The printout should have at a minimum the shipment ID and quantity being released as well as clear identification of who presented the release information," it said. The carriers and CFS operators may also accept signed Form 7512 when the 1C or 1D aren't posted, it said.

The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Account Registration Form will be available this summer, and ACE filers will at that time be able to access export reports by Employer Identification Numbers (EIN), said a recent memo from the Census Bureau, according to an emailed notice sent by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on June 17. Census’ Automated Export System Direct (AESDirect) filing portal will also be “made available in ACE in Fall 2015,” said the Census memo. Census will allow export access for ACE import account holders for all EINs already created in an existing import account, and the agency will also allow those without import accounts to add new EINs under some restrictions.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

CBP is working to fix a problem of multiple messages going out for single airway bills of lading in Automated Commercial Environment Air Manifest, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). CBP has dealt with several issues related to the ACE air manifest (see 1506110007 and 1506090019).

CBP and Mexico's customs agency are making progress toward full recognition of the countries' respective trusted trader programs, said Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske during a speech at the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute on June 17 (here). Kerlikowske also discussed the Automated Commercial Environment's (ACE) impact on building a competitive U.S.-Mexico Border and ongoing work to harmonize data elements between the two countries. The recent election of Ana Hinojosa as the Director of Compliance of the World Customs Organization reflects the international respect for the U.S. plans for a "Single Window," said Kerlikowske (see 1506150018).

CBP reported new statistics on Automated Commercial Environment use during April (here). There's 24,080 ACE trade accounts and 62,656 approved ACE portal users, said CBP. These updated numbers reflect increased ACE use compared to March, it said. Some 37% of all entry summary filers in April, 905 out of 2,414, submitted an entry summary in ACE up 12% from March, said CBP. Filing in ACE cargo release remained relatively steady at 4.4% of all cargo release filings, while ACE entry summary filings increased in April to 53.8% of all entry summaries.

CBP posted a list (here) of forms for other agencies that will be required through the Document Image System as of the coming Automated Commercial Environment deadline. Most of the forms listed will be required within DIS as of Nov. 1, when all entry summary and release filing will be required in ACE. The other forms listed will be available in DIS beginning January of 2016, said CBP. The list also notes whether the specific forms are required at entry, required for post release and upon request or required for export.

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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: