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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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CBP, State Gathering Input on Shrimp Filing in ACE Ahead of Upcoming Final Rule
October 7, 2019 |Customs

CBP and the State Department’s Office of Marine Conservation will hold a call Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. to gather input as State develops its final rule on filing of shrimp exporter’s and importer’s declarations in ACE, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed update. CBP and State have been accepting electronic data from Form DS-2031 and, in cases of countries not certified to export shrimp, the full DIS-2031 through the document imaging system, since a pilot began in 2016 (see 1606140007). As State prepares its final rule requiring ACE filing, it “would like to discuss the Trade's experience and feedback for the last three years,” according to the NCBFAA. Participants should dial (844) 767-5679, access code 6738926.

Type 86 Requirement for Brokers to Act as IOR Likely to Deter Participation, NCBFAA Says
October 7, 2019 by Tim Warren|Top News

CBP's requirement that consignees appoint customs brokers to be importers-of-record on Type 86 entries creates "a significant business risk and is likely to deter customs brokers from filing type 86 entries," the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments on the agency's test of the entry type (see 1908120019). The new entry type is being tested as a way to file informal entries in ACE for low value shipments. CBP is accepting comments through the duration of the test.

Topics:321 de minimis, Entry Type 86
CBP Announces Filing Procedures for New Products Recently Granted Section 301 Exclusions
September 30, 2019 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the second tranche of Section 301 tariffs on Sept. 29, it said in a CSMS messages. For the second tranche exclusions, filers of imported products that were granted an exclusion (see 1909180004) should report the regular Chapters 39, 73, 76, 84, 85, 86, 87 and 90 Harmonized Tariff Schedule number, as well as subheading 9903.88.17. “Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTS number for the Section 301 duties when" subheading 9903.88.17 is submitted, CBP said.

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs duty