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CBP, Census Give Outline of ACE AESDirect Enhancements
October 13, 2016 |Customs

CBP will update the ACE AESDirect application on Oct. 18, it said in a CSMS message (here). Among the updates are changes to viewing in the Shipment Manager and the ability to enter required Partner Government Agency data through the commodity line, it said. CBP and the U.S. Census Bureau also created a document highlighting numerous changes (here).

CBP Proposes Regulatory Changes for Electronic Liquidation Notifications
October 13, 2016 by Tim Warren|Top News

CBP is proposing to revise its regulations to allow for official liquidation notices to be posted electronically to the agency's website, CBP said in a notice (here). The proposed rule changes would mean that notices of liquidations, liquidation suspensions and liquidation extensions are no longer posted at ports, CBP said. The changes were largely expected, though as an interim final rule rather than a proposed rule, ahead of the transition date for liquidation in ACE (see 1608170055). The agency recently delayed the mandatory use of post-release processing, including liquidation, in ACE to January (see 1609280072).

ATF Begins ACE Export Filing Pilot for Machine Guns, Silencers and Destructive Devices
October 11, 2016 |Other U.S.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is beginning a pilot to test filing in ACE of export data for certain firearms, it said (here). Participants in the voluntary pilot test will be able to use AESDirect to electronically obtain CBP certification of exportation for Exporters of National Firearms Act firearms, which include machine guns, silencers and destructive devices. CBP will automatically transmit export certificates to ATF. Exporters that want to participate must have an ACE portal account and be able to file the relevant data electronically via AESDirect, ATF said. The pilot will begin Oct. 12, and “will continue until concluded by publication of a notice ending it,” It said.

CBP L.A. Posts Guidance on ACE Entries for Cargo Carried by Passengers
October 5, 2016 |Customs

CBP Los Angeles released updated guidance on filing formal entries for cargo carried by passengers by hand in light of new ACE cargo release processes. Filers are “strongly urged” to fill out a “Passenger Hand-Carry Release for ACE Entry" sheet with information on the passenger, customs broker, flight and merchandise, pre-file it in ACE via the Document Image System along with a copy of the passenger’s passport and any pertinent entry documents, CBP L.A. said. After reviewing the entry in ACE cargo release, the CBP officer will sign and stamp the sheet and fax it to the terminal, with a “Public Note” transmitted via ACE to the filer serving as a release message. “If the passenger arrives and an entry cannot be located, the officer at the terminal will contact CBP Cargo Operations to inquire about the formal entry prior to post-entering the shipment,” CBP L.A. said. On Saturdays, Sundays and after hours on Monday through Friday, filers will be required to contact the Cargo Counter or Manifest Desk to notify CBP about the hand-carried entry, it said.