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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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ACE Deployment Date for Ocean House Bill of Lading Postponed
August 22, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

The deployment date in ACE for ocean house bill of lading (OHBOL) has been postponed, CBP announced Aug. 22 in a CSMS message. A new date will be determined following "further evaluation," the message said. CBP said it will continue to work with the Trade Support Network OHBOL Working Group. The agency will schedule the disablement of ocean house bill release in the ACE certification environment on Sept. 6, it said.

CBP Sets New Date for FDA Processing of Port of Entry Changes in ACE
August 14, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

FDA expects to begin processing port of entry changes through ACE's production environment "no earlier than" Sept. 9, CBP said in a CSMS message Aug. 14. An additional CSMS message will be sent out near Sept. 9 to either confirm or provide an update on the "planned deployment date," the message said. CBP had announced earlier this year that it began testing the change in its certification environment (see 2303030055).