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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 Lays Out Details on Updated Form 5106
July 13, 2016 by Tim Warren|Top News

Filers of the revised Form 5106 that don't include Social Security or passport numbers for the company officers would risk delayed cargo and refund processing, CBP said in information recently submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). While considered optional, "the absence of other reportable data about companies or individuals will affect CBP’s ability to fully understand the level of risk on subsequent transactions, and could result in the delay of the release of cargo or the delay in the processing [of] a refund," CBP said in list of responses to public comments it filing with OIRA (here). CBP is considering adding several new data fields to the form (see 1507240009).

CBP Posts Presentation From OTEXA Webinar on ACE
July 12, 2016 |Customs

CBP posted the presentation (here) from a June 28 Commerce Department Office of Textiles and Apparel webinar on ACE. The presentation includes a review of Earned Import Allowance Program processing through ACE, among other information.

Use of ACE for EPA Likely Required in Fall 'at Earliest'; NMFS Final Rule on ACE Nearly Ready
July 8, 2016 by Tim Warren|Top News

The use of ACE by the Environmental Protection Agency will likely become mandatory in the "fall time frame at the earliest," Roy Chaudet of EPA said during a July 7 webinar about Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) and the move to ACE. That agency is running several pilots including for non-road vehicle imports and pesticide notices of arrival, ozone-depleting substances and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) submissions (see 1606090020). "In terms of our pilots ending and our reporting requirements put in place, those will all be later this year," he said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
FCC Gives Guidance on Suspended Form 740
July 7, 2016 |Other U.S.

The Federal Communications Commission published a guidance on the July 1 suspension of Form 740 filing requirements (here). The agency temporarily waived the Form 740 requirements until the end of the year for imported radio frequency devices due to the transition to ACE (see 1510200035). "This suspension only eliminates the filing requirements; all other requirements related to importation and to compliance with equipment authorization rules for radio frequency equipment continue to apply," the FCC said.