CBP Announces Results of Global Interoperability Standards Technology Demonstrations
CBP announced the results of recent global interoperability standards technology demonstrations, saying that the results will help the agency in its efforts to modernize ACE 2.0 and make it consistent with CBP's 21st Century Customs Framework.
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The recent demonstrations sought to focus on the automated verification of digital credentials between business and CBP systems as part of a broader effort to reduce administrative burden and manual errors in processing, CBP said.
With the FDA and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, CBP tested the system’s capability to exchange pre-arrival information of perishable goods earlier in the process than what's done currently, the agency said. This automated verification of credentials and certifications before shipments arrive at the U.S. border could reduce delays in administrative processing and streamline clearance processing, CBP said.
Within the e-commerce sector, CBP conducted two technology demonstrations. One involved using unique identifiers to demonstrate how regulatory agencies could validate registered chemicals, such as pesticides, before they reach U.S. soil. The other involved working with FedEx and an unnamed major American sporting goods and apparel brand to validate brand-specific encrypted credentials as part of a wider effort to authenticate goods and protect intellectual property.
Within the natural gas sector, CBP worked with companies Twin Eagle, Livingston International and Avista "to demonstrate the system’s ability to successfully track natural gas from origin to importation at the molecular level by weight."
These demonstrations are part of an ongoing series of global interoperability standards technology demonstrations with the DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program and a cohort of private companies.