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The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.

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Changes Coming to e214 FTZ Admission Process
August 27, 2020 |Customs

CBP will “deploy the modernized e214 Online Admission Process” for Foreign-Trade Zones on Sept. 26, the agency said in an Aug. 26 notice. The update eliminates or replaces “older, inefficient processes and reduces the effort needed for filers to remedy FTZ inventory or reporting discrepancies.” Among the changes are an increase in the number of digits used in ACE Zone IDs, from seven digits up to nine, CBP said. “While the expanded Zone ID functionality will deploy on September 26, 2020, nine-digit Zone IDs have not yet been allocated and should not be transmitted to CBP until 120 days after publication of updated regulations in the Federal Register,” the agency said. Also, the update will allow Electronic Data Interchange filers to cancel a permit to transfer and to request the ability to fix reporting discrepancies after admission, CBP said.

Need for Cash Driving Increased Corporate Interest in Drawback
August 24, 2020 by Tim Warren|Top News

More companies are seeking drawback payments as the economic slowdown has increased the importance of cash on hand, CBP officials and industry executives said during the American Association of Exporters and Importers virtual conference Aug. 20. “In general, I would say COVID's had a major impact on our businesses and it's also made our company even more focused on getting cash in the door,” said Kathleen Palma, senior executive for international trade compliance at GE. “One of the levers that our leadership has been looking at has been drawback.” At the same time, Palma expects that because the company is bringing in fewer shipments, that will be reflected in fewer drawback claims going forward.

Topics:Drawback, USMCA