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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 Issues Harmonized System Update
March 10, 2023 |Customs

CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2304 on March 9, containing 77 ABI records and 18 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. These changes include additional Section 232 duties on imports of aluminum and derivative aluminum products from Russia and changes to HTS flagging. "With the upcoming ACE HTS deployment in May 2023, we recommend testing in ACE Certification," CBP said in a March 10 CSMS message.

Topics:Customs duty
CBP Releases FAQs on UFLPA Region Alert Postal Code Requirement in ACE
March 10, 2023 |Customs

CBP released a new frequently asked questions document on the upcoming Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Region Alert in ACE, set for deployment on March 18 (see 2212210041). Once it's in effect, “if no postal code is transmitted when it is flagged by the system as a required field, the record will remain in reject status and will not be accepted in the Cargo Release system,” CBP said in the FAQ. If an incorrect postal code is submitted, filers may transmit a replacement “R” or “C” record prior to the shipment’s arrival, the agency said. Importers should enter the street-level, rather than the city-level postal code, unless there is no postal code available for the specific street, CBP said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Forced Labor