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CBP Reports 400,000 Shipments in AESDirect Since Rollout
March 11, 2016 |Customs

Since the rollout of AESDirect in ACE at the end of November, "filers have submitted over 400,000 accepted shipments using the new system," said CBP in a CSMS message (here). That represents a substantial uptick from 40,000 shipments as of January (see 1601150022). In the message, CBP announced a webinar on AESDirect on March 14.

CBP Updates ACE Deployment Schedule
March 11, 2016 |Customs

CBP posted an updated version of its ACE Development and Deployment Schedule (here). The schedule reflects the agency's recent shift for the ACE mandatory use dates (see 1602080042) and includes "details on when upcoming ACE capabilities will be developed and deployed into production," said CBP in a CSMS message (here). CBP removed "Truck Bill of Lading ABI Queries" and Directorate of Defense Trade Controls data exchange from the schedule, according to the list of changes from the previous version.

CBP Adjusts PGA Message Set Pilots for EPA Filings
March 11, 2016 |Top News

CBP will add participation limits to two ACE pilot programs for filing Environmental Protection Agency data in the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set, the agency said in a notice (here). The limits to the pilots, involving notices of arrival for pesticides or pesticide devices and non-road vehicles and engines, are necessary to satisfy the Paperwork Reduction Act, said CBP.

CBP Increases De Minimis Threshold, Official Notice to Come
March 10, 2016 |Top News

CBP will handle shipments valued under $800 as below the de minimis threshold, starting March 10, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). As of that date, "shipments valued at $800 or less will be eligible for release under the same processes and with the same restrictions as currently apply for de minimis shipments of $200 or less," said CBP. The change follows the new customs reauthorization law that set the higher de minimis level (see 1602260049).

Lawmakers Skeptical of CBP's Ability to Hire
March 9, 2016 |Congress

Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., expressed doubt during a March 8 hearing that CBP could hire the 2,000 additional CBP officers programmed in the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal 2017 budget. CBP has fallen short of employment goals since at least fiscal 2014, she said. CBP’s budget for that year called for funding to hire the same number of officers, which the agency has been unable to do.

Filers in ACE Pesticides Pilot Seeing Drastic Reductions in Clearance Time, Says EPA Official
March 9, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

Participants in the Environmental Protection Agency’s pilot on filing of pesticide shipment data in the Automated Commercial Environment are seeing a drastic reduction in processing times, according to Roy Chaudet of EPA’s Office of Environmental Information during a March 8 webinar. Only three slots are filled in the pilot, which is limited to nine participants, though several other filers are interested and getting ready to file their notices of arrival in ACE, he said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)