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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 Says July 23 ACE Deadline Weekend 'Relatively Quiet,' Though Some Reject Issues Persist
July 25, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

CBP’s July 23 deadline for most remaining entry types in ACE passed without any major problems, although the agency continues to monitor a handful of issues causing rejects for some quota transactions, CBP officials said on the agency’s July 25 daily technical call. Despite concerns over deployment of unproven quota systems in ACE with the legacy Automated Commercial System no longer available as a backup (see 1607220064), the agency had a “relatively quiet” weekend, and continues “to work through some of the issues we have encountered,” said Seven Zaccaro, client representative branch chief in the ACE business office

Topics:African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Uncertainty for Trade as CBP Poised to Deploy Quota, Shut Down ACS Over Weekend
July 22, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

Concerns over potential technical and procedural issues related to the deployment of as-yet-unproven quota systems in ACE are leaving customs brokers uncertain on the eve of the July 23 ACE deadline for most remaining entry types, said brokers in interviews. A lack of real world testing and changes to quota business practices means some brokers aren’t entirely sure what’s going to happen after the deadline. The uncertainty is compounded by the simultaneous decommissioning of legacy Automated Commercial System, which leaves filers without a fallback that has been particularly valuable in the truck environment.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
NMFS Proposes Overhaul of Antarctic Fishing, Import and Export Regulations
July 21, 2016 |Other U.S.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to revise its rules on fishing, importation and exportation of toothfish and other Antarctic species, it said (here). The changes come on top of a December proposal to consolidate import permits under the International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP) and require filing of the permit data in ACE (see 1512300015). Proposed amendments include new provisions for “first receiver,” separate from the importing “dealer” that must obtain the IFTP, as well as a change in the advance notice deadline for imports of toothfish -- from 15 to 10 working days. Comments are due Aug. 22.

ACE AESDirect, AES Updated With new Information Technology Agreement HTS Codes
July 21, 2016 |Exports

Harmonized tariff schedule tables were updated in the Automated Export System (AES) and ACE AESDirect program to reflect implementation of the World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement, effective July 1, the Census Bureau said in an email. Both systems will, however, accept outdated codes for shipments through the end of this month, Census said.

ACE AESDirect To Undergo Outage This Weekend
July 20, 2016 |Commerce Dept.

ACE AESDirect will undergo an outage from 10 p.m. July 23 to 4 a.m. July 24, the Census Bureau said in an email. Such filers may submit shipments under the AES Downtime Policy, which must be filed along with any new AES transactions in ACE AESDirect after the system comes back online. Census advised AES Downtime export users to contact the port of export before filing, and in lieu of an AES Proof of Filing citation, to use the AES Downtime citation, consisting of the phrase “AESDOWN,” individual company Filer ID and date.