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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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OMB Reviewing FDA Rules on Drug Importation, ACE Filing for Veterinary Devices
November 6, 2019 |FDA

A proposed rule that would allow importation of drugs intended for foreign markets is now under review by the Office of Management and Budget, according to the OMB website. Though OMB doesn’t say what exactly the rule would do, the Food and Drug Administration has said it would soon publish a proposal to allow pilot (or demonstration) projects developed by states, wholesalers or pharmacists to import certain drugs from Canada that are versions of FDA-approved drugs that are manufactured consistent with the FDA approval (see 1907310018).

ACE Truck Deployment Scheduled to Begin in December
November 4, 2019 |Customs

CBP will start the first phase of three phases aimed at an "enhanced Truck functionality" in ACE in December, the agency said in a recently released document. "The first phase of this project will include a modernized trade-facing Truck manifest portal in ACE," CBP said. "At the completion of all 3 phases, CBP will retire the legacy Truck Manifest." The first phase will start testing in December, with production scheduled in January. New phase one features will include the ability to "save down information for commodities, manifests, or bills," different bill of lading types, and indicators of whether an entry is on file for each bill of lading, CBP said. Also to be added is a "Type-Ahead Search Field" that "enables quick access to account information, eliminating the need for multiple screen clicks reducing manifest and bill creation time." CBP expects the second phase to begin in the winter of 2020, it said. Timing for the third phase is still being decided, the agency said.

AMS to Propose Electronic Filing of Organic Certificates in ACE, NCBFAA Says
October 28, 2019 |USDA

The Agricultural Marketing Service is working toward mandatory ACE electronic filing requirements for organic food imports, according to an emailed update from the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America. An upcoming proposed rule will “require a new electronic import certification to be transmitted through ACE for organic food or feed for humans and animals,” the NCBFAA said. Pilot testing of the new requirements is expected to begin in early 2020, it said.