Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Update and Status

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)Update and Status

August 8, 2013

Brenda Smith, Executive Director, ACE Business OfficePhil Landfried, Executive Director, Cargo Systems Program Office

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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ACE Progress

Pre-ArrivalExpands data available to

assess safety, security, compliance

Air Manifest

• Rail Manifest• Sea Manifest• Truck Manifest

33% faster truck processing with ACE

ArrivalEnables speedier release of legitimate imported cargo

• Conveyance Mgmt• PGA Reporting• PGA Hold Requests• Entry integration w/ truck• Entry integration w/ air • Truck integration w/ SE• PGA Holds• Entry integration w/ sea• Entry integration w/ rail• PGA integration• Entry Corrections/

Cancellations

• Simplified Entry Pilot• Document Image System • PGA Interoperability

More than 143,000 Simplified Entries filed

Plan is to complete core trade processing capabilities in ACE and decommission the Automated Commercial System (ACS) by end of 2016.

Post ReleaseModernizes data requirements

to validate trade law compliance

• Initial ES Types• AD/CVD Entry

Summaries• AD/CVD Case Mgmt• Automated Forms• Post Summary

Corrections

More than 25% of Entry Summaries filed in ACE

• ES Validations• Liquidation• Remote Location Filing • Quota and Protest• Remaining Entry Types

ExportsModernizes processes and

enhances assessment of cargo for safety, security, compliance

• Export Truck Manifest• Export Rail Manifest• Export Sea Manifest• Export Air Manifest• AES Re-Engineering

• DIS Sea Manifest Pilot

Reduced courier/printing costs saving each

participant ~$900K/year

FinanceStreamlines payment

mechanisms

• Bonds and Bond Processes

• Creation/Issuance of Periodic Monthly and Daily Statements

• Financial Components of Entry Liquidation and Drawback

• Fines and Penalties Interface (SEACATS)

• Importer Record Maintenance

• Red Flag Reporting

• Periodic Monthly Statement

69% duties & fees collected via ACE

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Transition to ACE Development/Deployment schedule published this week

‒ Consultation with CBP, Partner Government Agency and Trade Community stakeholders throughout development of schedule

Mandatory dates for use of ACE: ‒ May 1, 2015: Mandated use of Manifest – All electronic export and import

manifest data must be transmitted via ACE‒ November 1, 2015: Mandated use of Cargo Release – All data associated with

the release of cargo, including PGA interactions, must be transmitted via ACE‒ October 1, 2016: Mandated use of ACE

Stakeholder preparation for upcoming deployments‒ Training assessment will be based on features scheduled for deployment

• Webinar, User Guide, Web-Based Training, etc.‒ Trade users - Certification environment planned to be available 6 weeks prior to

deployments‒ Information will continue to be disseminated:

• CBP.gov • Field Readiness SharePoint page for our CBP users• CSMS (external) and CAMS (internal)• Monthly CSN, TLC and ITDS Board of Directors meetings

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NOTES: * Product Backlog is in current priority order. Schedule is subject to change as priorities for backlog items change. High confidence in projects scheduled for the next six months. All core functionality is identified in ACE Product Backlog.

Next items on ACE Prioritized Product Backlog *Single Transaction BondRemote Location FilingSimplified Entry diversion processReporting for EntrySimplified Entry business validations

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SE integration - Ocean/Rail ManifestPartial Quantities for SE with In-bondCargo Release data build outFinish cancellation process from ACE ES to SESingle Accept/Reject msg for SE

Cargo Release/Simplified Entry (SE)

ES Validations - Duty CalculationsData managementSingle Accept/Reject msg for ES

Manifest FoundationAES Ocean Manifest transitionAES new features

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SE integration - Truck ManifestCertified from SummaryABI query capability for tradeTransitional data synchronization - entry

ES Validations - Informal Entry Restrictions and Merchandise Processing Fee

Air Manifest

Air Manifest foundationAir transitional data synchronization

PGA Integration CBP Ag Specialist - streamlined findings input

Transition ACE Entry Summary to new ACE architectureTruck import manifest foundationAir cargo movement - In-bond, PTT, etcAir import manifest user interface featuresOcean/rail export manifest

PGA expansion

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Single Window Status Continuing work with National Security Staff ITDS Task Force to

facilitate the onboarding of Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) to ACE.

‒ CBP meeting with FDA every two weeks to work onboarding plan‒ Near term PGAs:

• Data: Census, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Export licensing: Bureau of Industry and Security, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls

• Hazardous waste monitoring: EPA

‒ PGAs currently onboard: • DIS: National Marine Fisheries Service, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense Contract Management Agency

• Interoperability: FSIS, Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Consumer Product Safety Commission

• PGA Message Set (October): EPA, FSIS

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CSN = Monthly ACE meeting with CBP Support NetworkNSS ITDS = Monthly National Security Staff ITDS Task Force meeting

ITDS Board = Monthly ITDS Board of Directors meetingTLC = Monthly Trade Leadership Council meeting

I N C R E M E N T 3 I N C R E M E N T 4

ACE Update WebinarAugust 8

(all stakeholders)

Weekly Field Readiness Network Updates

Increment 3 Planning Session

August 12

ACE Update Webinar

October 2Date may change(all stakeholders)

Increment 3, Sprint 5 Review

October 24

TSN Plenary Session

September 26-27

Increment 4 Planning Session

November 12

Increment 4, Sprint 5 Review

January 21

U. S. Customs & Border Protection

ACE UPDATE WEBINAREntry Summary Validations

Document Image System

August 8, 2013

Monica Crockett, Director, Entry Summary Accounts & Revenue

ACE Business OfficeU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Entry Summary Extended Validations

Classification CategoryThe Classification category of validation will be applied to EACH line on an entry summary.

The validations will evaluate relationships of Line Item data elements HTS#, Country (O & E), and Special Program Claim

(and HTS# to Entry Type & Value of Goods) for compliance with import regulation.

These elements are the basis for determining REVENUE AMOUNTS

such as DUTY and MPF

Country of

Origin (C/O Code)

Country of

Export(C/E Code)

Special Program

Claim(TA/SP Code)

HTS (Tariff) #(Primary)

1) 234.11.1234

(Other Conditional) 2) 1234.11.12343) 1234.11.1234 4) 1234.11.1234 5) 1234.11.1234 6) 1234.11.1234 7) 1234.11.1234 8) 1234.11.1234

Entry Summary Extended Validations

Taken as a whole:

Is the article’s declaration of HTS#, C/O, C/E, and Special Program

claim consistent with import regulation? Is the article “classified” correctly?

If YES…then DUTY and MPF can be determined

Country of

Origin (C/O Code)

Country of

Export(C/E Code)

Special Program

Claim(TA/SP Code)

HTS (Tariff) #(Primary)

1) 234.11.1234

(Other Conditional) 2) 1234.11.12343) 1234.11.1234 4) 1234.11.1234 5) 1234.11.1234 6) 1234.11.1234 7) 1234.11.1234 8) 1234.11.1234

If NO…then DUTY and MPF cannot be determined

Entry Type (Code)

Value of Goods

Error Codes and TextError APP ID480 HMF Not Allowed - Set Component481 HMF Not Allowed For Entry Type482 HMF Not Allowed for MOT600 MOT Requires HMF601 Estimated HMF/Calc'd HMF Mismatch602 HMF Not Allowed - De MinimusError APP ID603 CO Not Allowed for HTS604 HTS Not Allowed for Entry Type605 SP Code Cannot Be Used - Not in Effect606 SP Code Cannot Be Used - Expired607 Unknown CO Not Allowed for SP Claim608 CO Not Allowed for SP Claim609 Single HTS Not Allowed; Second HTS Reqd610 HTS Does Not Allow an SP Claim611 HTS Requires $0 Value of Goods612 CE Not Allowed for SP Claim613 HTS Relationship/Sequence Mismatch614 HTS Not Eligible for SP Claim615 CE Not Allowed for HTS616 Article Not Eligible for SP Claim617 CO Not Allowed for GSP Claim/HTS618 CO/CE GSP Mismatch619 HTS Does Not Allow a GSP Claim620 HST Not Allowed for Article Classification

Document Image System Pilot

DIS reduces paperwork costs and allows for faster, more efficient cargo review and release by CBP and PGAs.

Submitted documents are made available for review by CBP and Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) via the DIS application.

On July 23, 2013, Federal Register Notice was published on pilot expansion.

DIS Document Transmission Mechanisms

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - The preferred mechanism of document transmission in DIS is via an XML payload transmitted to CBP via any one of three EDI technical mechanisms:

1. Secure FTP,2. Secure Web Services, or3. Existing ABI MQ mechanism

Note: EDI is of greater value in a fully automated scenario for technically advanced, high volume trade partners since it is supported by a modern, robust, guaranteed delivery and processing infrastructure

Email - DIS allows certain documents to be transmitted via Email to support Export Manifest and Simplified Entry.

• Only certain pre-approved documents can be submitted as attachments on emails

• Associated meta data is sent in Subject line and Body of emailNote: Email is more suitable in scenarios that are ‘Quick-Easy-And-Interim’; Semi-Automated, and Low-Volume (total email size including all attachments may not exceed 10MB).

2013 DIS Enhancements

PGA documents added to DIS for EDI transmission:

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Form 0728 Permit to Import or Transfer Etiological Agents or Vectors of Human Disease

• CDC Importation Permission Letter• CDC Permit Exemption Letter• Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Certificate of Duty Free

Entry• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 9010-1 Exported Goods

Returning• FSIS 9060-5 Export Certificate• FSIS 9540-4 Importation of Inedible Meat Product• FSIS 9540-5 Importation of Samples

NOTE: Only documents announced via a Federal Register Notice can be transmitted via EDI.

2013 DIS Enhancements

Allow the following to be submitted at time of manifest (submission of the bill of lading):

• APHIS Notice of Arrival 368• APHIS Import Permit• APHIS Transit Permit• APHIS Pre-Clearance 203 • Phytosanitary Certificates • Ingredients List• Commercial Invoice• Packing List

Allow SE documents to be transmitted via EDI to support SE filings

Reduced required meta-data

NOTE: Only documents announced via a Federal Register Notice can be transmitted via EDI.

Document Image System Access

PGA participants may contact ITDS for Participating Government Agency on boarding procedures or view the procedures on the ITDS secure website.

Trade participants may contact their local Client Representatives Branch for trade on boarding procedures for transmitting documents to DIS via EDI.

Ocean Carriers interested in participating in the DIS Export Manifest pilot should contact Adi Abel at [email protected].

U. S. Customs & Border Protection ACE UPDATE WEBINAR

Cargo Release/Simplified Entry, PGA Message Set, AES Re-Engineering

August 8, 2013

Vincent Annunziato, Director, Cargo Control and Release

ACE Business OfficeU.S. Customs and Border Protection

SPRINT TEAM STATUS

• CARGO RELEASE/SIMPLIFIED ENTRYSteven Lubel

Cargo Release/Simplified Entry

Split Shipments • Hold All capability• Immediate Delivery

Partial Shipments • Partials without in-Bond – Deployment scheduled for October 5, 2013 • Partials with in-Bond – Deployment scheduled for January 2014

In-Bond• Completed testing and scheduled for October 5, 2013 deployment

Cargo Release/Simplified Entry – cont’d

Auto Corrections & Cancellations• Functionality Developed• Security Roles Being Developed

• User Roles• Port Security Capability

GUI Upgrades to Simplified Entry CBP Screens• Main Screens on new Java platform. Complete so as to accommodate

the new functionalities, but GUI will still not be at full-objective end-state.

Cargo Release/Simplified Entry – cont’d

Upcoming Work for January Deployment1. Ocean/Rail Migration for Simplified Entry 2. Carry over work for screen upgrades to comparison tool and spit

shipment functionality (October 5th Deployment)3. Cancellation Process from Entry Summary to Simplified Entry4. Cargo Release Data Build Out.

SPRINT TEAM STATUS

• PGA MESSAGE SETShailesh Sardesai

PGA Message Set

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ozone Depleting Substances Pilot - AE (Entry Summary)

• EPA Vehicles and Engines Pilot – AE (Entry Summary)• Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Pilot – Meat and Poultry Products

– AE (Entry Summary) • Streamline input by CBP Agriculture Specialists to the Animal Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) system • GUI delivery in Java – Hot List/PGA Screens

NEW FUNCTIONALITY • Single Accept Message

PGA Message Set – Cont’d

Upcoming Work for January 2014 Deployment• Initiate FDA onboarding for Interoperability Web Services (IWS)

integration• Enhancements to PG UI for searches and PGA interactions and views

(Document Image System (DIS) and PGA GUIs)• Enhancements and Validations in PGA Message Set Spec (PG00,

refinement of records)• CBP (APTL) and USDA (APHIS) Emergency Action Notifications (EAN)

functionality• Enhancements to Integrated Trade responses and Message Monitor• Additional Business Rule enforcements, integration with PGAs

SPRINT TEAM STATUS

• AES RE-ENGINEEINGBill Delansky

AES Re-Engineering On Going Development of Product Backlog:• ANSI X12 data mapping• Option 4 processing• Hold Processing• Census Regulation Enhancements/Advanced Export Information (AEI)• BIS Enhancements in support of National Export Initiative • User Preference Settings• Targeting UI Work• Findings (CERTS)• Entity summary screens• Incorporate Ocean Export Manifest Pilot for 4 active Carriers• Search Functionality• Document Image System Link• Trade Profiles• HTS/Tariff Maintenance

AES Re-Engineering – cont’d

Upcoming Work for Next Increments:• Support User Acceptance Testing • Deployment Activity Support• Development of Export Air Manifest• PGA Export Requirement Development

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS)• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

• Additional export manifest development for ocean, rail, and truck• Export Reports