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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 in Close Contact with Hanjin, Kerlikowske Tells Wesccon
October 17, 2016 by Tim Warren|Top News

SAN DIEGO -- CBP is in "almost daily contact" with Hanjin Shipping as the insolvent company devises a path for moving cargo to its intended destinations, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said at the Western Cargo Conference on Oct. 14. The agency is working to understand the "difficult issues," such as cargo sitting offshore and the storage or movement of cargo at the ports (see 1609300047), he said. "We have made sure that on the West Coast, all of our port directors" know what's going on, he said. The agency is also "well aware" of the problems the situation is causing, he said. Much about Hanjin's future, including a possible sale, remains unclear, the Wall Street Journal reported (here).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Drawback, Forced Labor
CBP, Census Give Outline of ACE AESDirect Enhancements
October 13, 2016 |Customs

CBP will update the ACE AESDirect application on Oct. 18, it said in a CSMS message (here). Among the updates are changes to viewing in the Shipment Manager and the ability to enter required Partner Government Agency data through the commodity line, it said. CBP and the U.S. Census Bureau also created a document highlighting numerous changes (here).

CBP Proposes Regulatory Changes for Electronic Liquidation Notifications
October 13, 2016 by Tim Warren|Top News

CBP is proposing to revise its regulations to allow for official liquidation notices to be posted electronically to the agency's website, CBP said in a notice (here). The proposed rule changes would mean that notices of liquidations, liquidation suspensions and liquidation extensions are no longer posted at ports, CBP said. The changes were largely expected, though as an interim final rule rather than a proposed rule, ahead of the transition date for liquidation in ACE (see 1608170055). The agency recently delayed the mandatory use of post-release processing, including liquidation, in ACE to January (see 1609280072).

ATF Begins ACE Export Filing Pilot for Machine Guns, Silencers and Destructive Devices
October 11, 2016 |Other U.S.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is beginning a pilot to test filing in ACE of export data for certain firearms, it said (here). Participants in the voluntary pilot test will be able to use AESDirect to electronically obtain CBP certification of exportation for Exporters of National Firearms Act firearms, which include machine guns, silencers and destructive devices. CBP will automatically transmit export certificates to ATF. Exporters that want to participate must have an ACE portal account and be able to file the relevant data electronically via AESDirect, ATF said. The pilot will begin Oct. 12, and “will continue until concluded by publication of a notice ending it,” It said.