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Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

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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APHIS Releases FAQs on Use of ACE
July 22, 2019 |USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a document that answers questions about using ACE for imports regulated by APHIS. The agency explains that APHIS data will eventually be required in ACE. "When an importer or broker selects a tariff code in ACE, the system notifies the user when APHIS data is or may be required," it said. "At this time, importers and brokers can bypass these flags and proceed without entering APHIS-required data in the system. Eventually, APHIS will enforce the flags, and users won’t be able to proceed until they enter APHIS-required import data via the message set. When ready, APHIS will announce the timeline for enforcing these flags."

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP Releases Video on New ACE Reports Data Initiative
July 18, 2019 |Customs

CBP is starting a new data initiative for ACE reports that will include the transition of Importer Trade Activity (ITRAC) reports to ACE reports, CBP said in a CSMS message. The agency also plans to enhance processing speeds and data retrieval capabilities for ACE reports, it said. CBP also released a video on the initiative.