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CBP Fixing ACE Portal Account Deactivation Problem
March 30, 2016 |Customs

CBP is working to fix a problem within ACE that erroneously deactivated ACE portal accounts, the agency said in a March 29 CSMS message (here). Following an increased number of calls about ACE portal deactivations, CBP determined the cause and "rectified the problem," it said. "While CBP is working to identify and repair the erroneous deactivations, Trade Account Owners can now reactivate and reset passwords from their portal accounts," CBP said.

CBP Concludes PGA Message Set FDA Pilot
March 30, 2016 |Customs

CBP determined that ACE is capable of accepting Food and Drug Administration regulated electronic entries through the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set, CBP said in a notice (here). As a result of that finding, CBP will end the pilot program effective May 2, it said. While that test is ending, "CBP is not, at this time, decommissioning the Automated Commercial System (ACS) for transmitting FDA data," CBP said. "Nonetheless, ACE is capable of accepting FDA-regulated electronic entries and CBP encourages all importers of merchandise regulated by the FDA to now use ACE for their electronic filings."

Optimism Ahead of March 31 ACE Deadline, Though Hiccups Likely
March 30, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

After months of hand-wringing and multiple delays, the first ACE mandatory use date on March 31 looks set to go smoothly, said software developers and customs brokers the day before the transition. CBP’s phased implementation approach appears to have paid dividends, with March 31 marking no change at all for many filers who already file the required types of entries and entry summaries in ACE, they said.

Topics:Lacey Act, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP Opens 'War Room' for March 31 ACE Transition Date
March 29, 2016 |Customs

CBP opened up a "war room" on March 28 to help industry with the March 31 ACE mandatory use date for several types of entries, said CBP on its website (here). The war room, which is overseen by the ACE Business Office, will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through April 8, said the agency. Anyone interested in reaching the war room will first need to go through a client representative, who "will have direct access to the war room and will escalate your issue, if necessary," CBP said. The war room will only address issues related to transactions mandated in ACE on March 31, which includes entry summaries for entry types 01, 03, 11, 23, 51 and 52 as well as all entries and entry summaries of those entry types with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Lacey Act or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data (see 1603250048). CBP had similar plans for past transition dates (see 1506010042).

Topics:Lacey Act
CBP to Enforce Rules Against Single Entries in ACE for Cargo on Multiple Trains
March 25, 2016 |Customs

CBP will begin to enforce existing regulations that prohibit single entries for cargo on separate trains, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). While the Automated Commercial Service "did not enforce this regulatory requirement," ACE Cargo Release "was coded to enforce this, and consequently any entry that has bills of lading from more than one importing conveyance will be rejected," the agency said. All cargo arriving on non-split conveyances may not be entered with cargo from another non-split conveyance, CBP said. "For CBP purposes, each train is a unique consist, and cargo from one such train may not be entered on the same entry with cargo from another such train (trains are not considered to be split [Bills of Lading] under the regulations)." Split air waybills will continue to be processed, CBP said.

CBP Clarifies Transition Procedures for March 31 ACE Deadline
March 25, 2016 |Top News

With its first ACE mandatory use date around the corner, CBP clarified its transition plans for new filing requirements that take effect March 31 (here). Beginning on that date, filing all entry summaries for entry types 01, 03, 11, 23, 51 and 52, as well as all entries and entry summaries of those entry types with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Lacey Act or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Partner Government Agency data (and no other PGA data) must be filed in ACE (see 1602080042). Any filers submitting entries or entry summaries required in ACE on March 31 through the legacy Automated Commercial System “will be notified to cease and desist,” said CBP (here). If the filer continues to file in ACS in violation of the March 31 deadline, “CBP will avail itself of any enforcement actions available,” it said.

Topics:Lacey Act, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)