CBP to Begin Test of Electronic Filing of Protests in ACE

CBP will launch a pilot to test electronic filing of protests in ACE, as part of a deployment of ACE protest capabilities set to begin Aug. 27. During the test, pilot participants will submit their electronic protests, checking a box to certify the protest filer has been given power of attorney, and will also be able to submit “additional arguments and supporting information electronically, with their electronic protest in ACE," CBP said in a notice (here). To be considered timely, protests must be filed by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on the filing deadline day, it said. Amendments to protests and requests for further review may be filed electronically, though requests for accelerated disposition will still require a paper submission, CBP said. Any party who wishes to participate in the ACE protest pilot, which will begin Aug. 29, may do so as long as it has an ACE Portal Protest Filer Account. CBP has said it plans to deploy protest capabilities in ACE and decommission the Automated Commercial System for protests on Aug. 27 (see 1608080015). The agency added protest accounts to the ACE Portal in a notice issued in early August (see 1608050027).