CBP on March 31 will officially retire the trade export data universe in ACE reports and replace it with an “enhancement” to the Automated Export System universe, the agency said. Before the retirement, filers of ACE Reports “must repoint any saved Trade Export reports to the” AES universe. They can do this through a two-step process:
The Census Bureau updated the Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule tables in the Automated Export System to accept changes to the new Jan. 1 codes, the agency said in a Jan. 2 email. Census said AES will accept shipments with “outdated codes” for 30 days beyond their Dec. 31 expiration date, but reporting an outdated code after the grace period will result in a “fatal error.” Census also said it updated the Automated Commercial Environment AESDirect program with the codes, and the program will also accept outdated codes during the grace period.
The Census Bureau is adding CG Railway to its list of carriers participating in the ACE Electronic Export Manifest pilot for vessel cargo, CBP said in a Sept. 11 CSMS message. The carrier is “submitting 100%” EEM and will “not be required to submit the CF 1302A -- Cargo Declaration -- Outward with Commercial Forms, in the Document Image System (DIS) or directly to the port of departure in paper form.”
CBP will launch “enhancements” to the Document Image System on Sep. 28 to help improve data submissions of electronic documents for exported vehicles, the agency said in an Aug. 19 notice and CSMS message.
The State Department this week published a final version of a rule to expand its regulatory definition of activities that don’t need a license because they don’t qualify as exports, reexports, retransfers or temporary imports. The rule, effective Sept. 16, is largely consistent with the proposed version, though the agency made changes to narrow its scope and make sure certain temporary imports will still require a license.
CBP is alerting traders, including those participating in the rail electronic export manifest pilot, that they may soon start seeing new ACE errors if they don’t input necessary Facilities Information and Resource Management System (FIRMS) codes for certain in-bond shipments, the agency said in a pair of Aug. 6 CSMS messages.
A bipartisan pair of senators fleshed out a trade facilitation framework released in early June (see 2406100015) with legislative text that authorizes spending for several trade-related initiatives, including ones that would create a true single window, modernize ACE and try to reduce penalties for minor export filing errors.
The Census Bureau is adding EUKOR Car Carriers to its list of carriers participating in the ACE Electronic Export Manifest pilot for vessel cargo, CBP said in a June 27 CSMS message. The carrier is “submitting 100%” EEM and will “not be required to submit the CF 1302A -- Cargo Declaration -- Outward with Commercial Forms, in the Document Image System (DIS) or directly to the port of departure in paper form.”
CBP is making progress on rules to eventually mandate electronic export manifest (EEM) for air, vessel and rail cargo and is still on track to deploy a truck EEM portal later this year, the agency said ahead of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee’s June 26 meeting. COAC also issued one recommendation related to accelerated payments for certain drawback entries.
The Census Bureau is adding COSCO Shipping Lines (North America) and Ocean Network Express (North America) to its list of carriers participating in the ACE Electronic Export Manifest pilot for vessel cargo, CBP said in an April 5 CSMS message. Both carriers are “submitting 100%” EEM and will “not be required to submit the CF 1302A – Cargo Declaration – Outward with Commercial Forms, in the Document Image System (DIS) or directly to the port of departure in paper form.”