On September 8, 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a general notice entitled: ACE: Open Application Period for Participation in a National Customs Automation Program Test for Importers and Brokers.
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 to and from the U.S. and the government determines admissibility.
As previously reported, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Federal Register notice stating that it is expanding access to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal, and that an ACE account must be established as the first step.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice inviting customs brokers to participate in the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly report on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress: the Automated Commercial Environment. This report is dated March 31, 2004 and covers the period from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly report on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress: the Automated Commercial Environment. This report is dated March 31, 2004 and covers the period from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly report on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress: the Automated Commercial Environment. This report is dated March 31, 2004 and covers the period from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC) will be held on September 10, 2004 in Buffalo, NY. (This committee was previously called the "Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service.")
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice informing truck carriers of the compliance dates for transmitting advance electronic information to CBP for cargo they are bringing into the U.S., as mandated by the Trade Act of 2002 and a December 5, 2003 final rule.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site certain updated Trade Support Network (TSN) committee Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) user requirement recommendations and CBP ACE Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message drafts.
On July 14, 2004, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4418, the Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies Authorization Act of 2004.