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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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CPSC Set to Prioritize E-Commerce With Additional Staff at Express, Mail Facilities
July 26, 2021 by Brian Feito|Top News

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is moving forward with an expansion of its import program to focus on e-commerce and de minimis shipments, said Jim Joholske, director of CPSC’s Office of Import Surveillance, at CBP’s Virtual Trade Week July 22. Recent increases in funding for the agency means CPSC now has the resources to focus on small shipments, and will allow CPSC to staff express carrier, air cargo and international mail facilities with import personnel, he said.

Topics:Entry Type 86 , 21st Century Customs Framework, Forced Labor
CBP Set to Test 3 Potential MID Replacements Beginning Late Spring, Agency Official Says
July 23, 2021 by Brian Feito|Top News

CBP plans to begin a pilot in late spring 2022 to test potential new global business identifiers to replace its much-maligned manufacturer/shipper identifier (MID) (see 1712080041), said James Byram, executive director of CBP’s Trade Transformation Office, July 22 at CBP’s Virtual Trade Week. In the pilot, the agency will test three potential business identifiers, with the expectation that, should the pilot succeed, it will end up requiring use of two of them as an MID replacement, Byram said.

Topics:Entry Type 86 , 21st Century Customs Framework, Forced Labor
CBP Expects Customs Brokers to Manage de Minimis Entries When PGAs Are Indicated
July 21, 2021 by Mara Lee|Top News

A panel of CBP officials told members of the trade community that they're still considering how to shape a rulemaking based on what they've learned from the Entry Type 86 test and the Section 321 data pilot, but they expect to require 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes on de minimis entries that PGAs have an interest in.

Topics:Entry Type 86 , Customs duty, 21st Century Customs Framework, Forced Labor