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CBP Updates ESAR Test, Adds Access for PSCs, Etc.
November 18, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP modified the National Customs Automation Program test that allows importers to use the Automated Broker Interface to file post-summary corrections (PSCs) of certain pre-liquidation ACE entry summaries (ESAR IV). The modifications to the ESAR IV test program "will allow filers greater access to data filed in ACE as it relates to the original entry and any subsequent PSC, limit certain additional data elements from being changed via PSC, and preclude a PSC on any entry that has been protested or where merchandise covered by the original entry has been conditionally released and its right to admission has not been determined," said CBP. CBP has been considering how to handle the question of greater data access since soon after the test was announced in 2011 (see 11081219).

CBP Adds Simple Duty Calculation Validations on ACE Entry Summary
November 14, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added "Simple Duty Calculation Validations" on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary on Nov. 13, the agency said in a CSMS message. The validations ensure "that an Entry Summary is not accepted in ACE if the importer's estimated duty does not conform to the rates and rules as specified in the [Harmonized Tariff Schedule]," it said. The CSMS message (here) lists the disposition codes and condition text will be used in the response messages from ACE.

Topics:Customs duty, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
DDTC Updates DSP Forms, IBM Forms Viewer
November 12, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|State Department

The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced DSP Forms 5, 6, 61, 62, 73, and 74 have been updated to version 8.0 to ensure compliance with the use of Access Certificates for Electronic Services (ACES) SHA-256 digital certificates. The IBM Forms Viewer has also been updated to version 8.0.1. Effective Nov. 25, earlier versions of these forms will not be accepted, according to DDTC.

CBP Posts COAC Documents, Including Trade Survey, for Nov. 15 Meeting
November 12, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP posted its draft agenda and 23 other documents for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Nov. 15, which include the results of the 2013 trade efficiency survey, draft recommendations, and other documents on trade modernization, the global supply chain, trade enforcement and other topics. The draft agenda is (here). The trade survey (here) will be summarized in more detail in a future issue of ITT.

CBP Says ACE Deployment a Success
November 5, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP "successfully deployed" its first round of new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) functionality, called ACE Deployment A, the agency said in a CSMS message. The deployment, originally scheduled for Oct. 5, was pushed to Nov. 2 due to the government closure (see 13102419). New capabilities in the ACE update include ACE Reports Software Upgrade, ACE Cargo Release Pilot Expansion, Partner Government Agency Message Set, and Entry Summary Validations for tariff classification and Harbor Maintenance Fees (see 13092719)

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
CBP Expands Simplified Entry/Cargo Release Pilot, Drops C-TPAT Requirement for Brokers and Self-Filers
November 1, 2013 by Tim Warren|Top News

Customs brokers and importer self-filers in CBP's Simplified Entry pilot will no longer be required to have Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) status to test the program, CBP said in a notice. The agency is expanding the pilot program and officially rebranding it as the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release test, said CBP.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)