Use of ACE Continues To Grow, CBP Says
Use of ACE for electronic filing continues to steadily increase, a good sign ahead of the planned July 23 mandatory use date for the vast majority of electronic filings, CBP said in a news release (here). "More than 95 percent…
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of all cargo imported into the United States was processed electronically in ACE" as of June 17, the agency said. CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske commended CBP and the Food and Drug Administration for the recent required switch to ACE for FDA entries and entry summaries under entry types 01, 03, 06, 11, 23, 51 and 52 (see 1606160012). “CBP is very pleased with the results of our mandatory ACE transitions to date, including our most recent transition on June 15th," he said. "To ensure trade filers were prepared for this transition, CBP and FDA worked closely to conduct a series of trade filing exercises to iron out any FDA filing issues in advance of June 15th.” The next mandatory use date, July 23, is a major one, with the most remaining entry types -- including those involving quotas (see 1606060019) -- transitioning to ACE.