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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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CBP Says Regulations for FTZs Are Progressing
February 15, 2022 by Mara Lee|Customs

Although the fact that hiring a contractor to edit language in preparation for asking CBP's regulatory attorneys to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking sounds like more red tape, Jim Swanson, director of the cargo and security controls division of the cargo and conveyance security section of CBP's Office of Field Operations said it's momentum.