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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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TTB to Begin Enforcing ACE Tariff Flags on June 22, CBP Says
June 21, 2017 |Customs

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau will begin enforcing its tariff flags in ACE on June 22, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). Beginning on that date, “all entry filings with HTS codes regulated by TTB must either have an accompanying TTB Message Set, or provide an electronic disclaim code indicating that the filer is opting to meet TTB data requirements through other approved means, CBP said. More information on TTB ACE requirements is available in CBP’s TTB implementation guide (here).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Commenters Say NAFTA Negotiation Objectives Should Include Language on ACE, North American Single Window
June 19, 2017 by Brian Bradley|Top News

More commenters on NAFTA renegotiations pushed for the U.S. to protect development of ACE and a North American single-window system in any updated agreement. The American Association of Exporters and Importers said in comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (here) that NAFTA should allow electronic signatures for the certification process in all three parties. The signature should be generated by software identifying and authenticating the signer and confirming the signer’s approval, AAEI said. “Acceptance of this type of electronic signature is distinct from NAFTA’s current and outdated practice of requiring certificates that are either hand-signed or that include an electronically reproduced image of an original handwritten signature.”

Topics:Customs duty, Drawback
CBP to Deploy MID Creation in ACE in Late August
June 15, 2017 |Customs

CBP will add Manufacturer ID (MID) creation, in addition to electronic form 214 application for foreign-trade zone admission (see 1706120054), to ACE in late August, a CBP spokeswoman said. "We plan to have both capabilities available for trade testing in the Certification environment in late July," she said. "There will be additional features deployed to facilitate the decommissioning of the mainframe."

Duty Deferral Entry Requirements, de Minimis Alignment Deserve Attention in NAFTA Talks, NCBFAA Says
June 14, 2017 |Top News

Duty deferral provisions within NAFTA should be left out of any updated deal, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments to the U.S. trade representative (here). Under NAFTA, some products processed in the U.S. "require a special deferral entry to be filed with duty payment to CBP" when exported to Canada or Mexico, the group said. "This special entry and duty payment would not apply if the same shipment were exported to any other country outside of NAFTA" and therefore "hinder U.S. exports to Mexico and Canada," the group said. The NCBFAA comments were in response to a USTR request for public input on how it should update NAFTA.

Topics:U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Customs duty, Drawback, CBP CROSS Rulings