U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site an updated version of its document entitled "ACE Workplan Schedule" which provides a list of the changes and/or fixes to the Automated Commercial Environment that have been scheduled for deployment from October 13, 2007 through November 17, 2007. CBP has previously stated that this list contains only those changes and/or fixes that impact the trade community.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the opening of the tariff-rate quota on mixed condiments and seasonings as provided for in HTS Chapter 21, Additional U.S. Note 4 for FY 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message stating that on September 25, 2007, an update was performed on the 5106 (Importer ID Input Record) address validation tool used within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message which provides an update on the new Automated Commercial Environment reporting tool Account Revenue (AR) reports. CBP states that it is aware that there is some confusion in running the new reporting tool and it is making every effort possible to simplify the process. CBP states that it hopes that the next time a user runs its preliminary Periodic Monthly Statements (PMS), the data will display better than in the old reporting tool.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice to its Web site announcing that it will be holding the Automated Commercial Environment Exchange VIII conference in San Francisco, CA on November 27-29, 2007, the last ACE Exchange conference for 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message stating that it has posted a revised ACE application, which includes the expanded account types that were delivered with the deployment of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a list of upcoming "Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on the Road" events, as follows:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has stated that with the September 9, 2007 deployment of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1, previously-available Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) account types would be enhanced and additional ACE account types would be created.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection general notice, the final group, or cluster, of ports to be deployed for the Automated Commercial Environment/National Customs Automation Program test of the transmission of automated truck manifest data for truck carrier accounts1 will be the land border ports of Alcan, Dalton Cache, and Skagway in the state of Alaska.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued two ABI administrative messages regarding problems with ABI application identifiers KI (bond query) and TI (CBP Form 5106 add/update) transactions since the deployment of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.