CBP To Propose Electronic Protest Capabilities in ACE

CBP plans to add the ability to file electronic protests in ACE, the agency said in a notice (here). "CBP is proposing to add the capability of electronically filing protests to ACE," it said. "A protest is a procedure whereby a private party may administratively challenge a CBP decision regarding imported merchandise and certain other CBP decisions." CBP will require data on the organization, the ACE account owner and points of contact for protest filer accounts, it said. The move to a fully electronic process will facilitate the ability for CBP to send protests to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise and to other ports, a software developer recently said of the changes (see 1604220031).