Bernadette Quirk ACE Ambassador U.S. Customs and Border Protection ACE Update & Export Processing Massachusetts Export Center's Export Expo Outbound Customs.

Bernadette Quirk

ACE Ambassador

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

ACE Update & Export Processing

Massachusetts Export Center's Export ExpoOutbound Customs Initiatives For Exporters WorkshopDecember 9, 2014

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Mandatory Date Explanation

Electronic imp/exp manifests, for all modes of transport, must be filed in ACE•Import Manifest: Impact is for Air•Export Manifest:

• Cannot mandate filing in ACE until regulations published • Current processes for export manifest will continue to be

supported, but as of 5/1/15, all ELECTRONIC manifests must be filed in ACE

All electronic entries and entry summaries must be filed in ACE•Includes Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements at time of entry or entry summary•Paper filings allowed today, e.g., non-ABI, will continue to be supported

All remaining electronic portions of cargo process must be done in ACE•Protest, Liquidation, etc.

ACE Mandatory Dates

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Key Dates for ACE Transition

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January 2015Electronic import manifest for air and export manifest for air/ocean/rail

May 1, 2015ACE mandatory for all electronic manifest filings

5 months away

July 2015All entry types delivered

November 1, 2015ACE mandatory for all electronic cargo release and related entry summary filing

11 months away

October 1, 2016ACE mandatory for all remaining electronic portions of the CBP cargo process

22 months away

July 2016All remaining core trade processing capabilities delivered

ACE Mandatory Dates

Deployment of Key ACE Capabilities

20162014 2015

ACE Progress

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33% faster truck processing

with ACE

More than 846,000 ACE Cargo Release

Entries filed

Nearly 42% of entry summaries

filed and 66% of duties and fees collected in ACE

Reduced courier/printing costs saving

each participant ~$900K/year

9 PGAs receivingdata via ACE

Deployment D - January Release

January 3, 2015

• Manifest:• Import Air Manifest

• Cargo Release:• Truck processing to include in-

bonds, certified from summary• Entry Type 03

(Antidumping/Countervailing Duty)

• Entry Summary:• eBond (Single Transaction and

Continuous Bonds)

• Exports: • Export Ocean and Rail Manifest

• PGA Functionality• APHIS (309)• DEA (Exports)• OFAC (Exports)

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Deployment E - April ReleaseApril 18, 2015

• Cargo Release:• CBP Initiated Corrections

• Entry Summary:• Importer Accounts/ 5106 Changes • Warehouse/Re-warehouse• Exporter Accounts

• Partner Government Agency (PGA) Functionality:

• PGA Request for Redelivery• AMS• FDA

Deployment E - July ReleaseJuly 4, 2015

• Cargo Release:• Remaining entry types• Remote Location Filing (RLF)• CBP Comparison Tool• CBP Ability to Initiate Redelivery

• Entry Summary:• Remaining entry summary types• Quota Master Data and Quota

Restrictions• Remote Location Filing (RLF)• Non-ABI Entry Summary

• Exports:• Export Validation Messages and Holds

(Air/Ocean/Rail)

• Partner Government Agency (PGA) Functionality:

• FAS • FCC• FWS• TTB • USDA (Cut Flowers)

ACE Outlook – Upcoming Releases

CBP is deploying the current ACE release in three phases:Deployment F - October ReleaseOctober 31, 2015

Deployment F - January ReleaseJanuary 2, 2016

• Cargo Release:• Expedited Release (BRASS, FAST, Line Release)

• Entry Summary:• Statements• Transition Automated Surety Interface

• Manifest:• Transition Truck Manifest to MMM ACE Architecture

• Entry Summary:• Reconciliation• NAFTA Duty Deferral• Liquidation• Drawback• Collections• Mass Updates Enhancements

• Cargo Release:• Diversion Process: National/Local level• FTZ Admissions

• Exports:• Transition AESDirect to ACE

• Partner Government Agency (PGA) Functionality: • E&C (Steel Licensing)• USACE

ACE Outlook – Upcoming Releases

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ACE Automated Export System (AES) Functionality Milestones

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January 15, 2014

• CERT environment became available for trade testing of ACE/Automated Export

System (AES) filings

March 22, 2014

• Export commodity filing capabilities were migrated from legacy AES to the

modernized ACE/AES platform

April 5, 2014

• Census and Bureau of Industry and Security regulatory changes were integrated into AES processing in ACE

• AES was enhanced to support the Advanced Export Information filing option (pilot pending FRN publication) in ACE

October 5, 2014

• Air export manifest filing capability was added to AES processing in ACE

Capability Date Description/Benefits

Bureau of the Census Regulatory Changes

4/5/14 • Post-departure filing times changed from ten (10) to five (5) calendar days

• Added Ultimate Consignee Type and License Value • FTZ Identifier increased from five (5) to seven (7) alpha-numeric

characters

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Regulatory Changes

4/5/14 • Better validations and edits on license data to enhance processing

• Placeholder for the development of license decrementation capability

• Placeholder for expansion of Export Control Classification Number

Advanced Export Information (AEI) Pilot

TBD • New filing option will require filing of 10-12 data elements pre-departure with the remaining data elements to be filed 5 days after departure/export

• This filing option will not be authorized until Census and CBP identify trade pilot participants per the FRN

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Export Regulatory Changes

ACE Deployment D - January 3, 2015 Release

• Rail export manifest processing

• Ocean export manifest processing

ACE Deployment E - July 4, 2015 Release

• Truck export manifest processing

• ACE portal export account type

• ACE export reports

Upcoming and Future AES Capabilities in ACE

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Getting Started is EasyMigrate Now, Enjoy BenefitsQuicker data availability

Automated agency interactions

Easier to comply with regulations

Reduced costs

Getting started is easy:

Brokers, self-filers & carriers:

• Contact your software provider and inquire about their ability to file cargo release, entry summary and manifest transactions in ACE

• Contact your CBP Client Representative and express your interest in filing in ACE

Importers using a Broker or Carriers using a Service Center:

• Inquire about broker or service center ability to transmit to ACE

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ACE ResourcesTechnical Support

For technical support with the ACE system, functions or data, please contact:

General Support

For non-technical inquiries please submit questions to:

News & Training

For news and training please visit:

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[email protected]

May 1, 2015Mandated use of ACE for all electronic manifest filings.

November 1, 2015Mandated use of ACE for electronic Cargo Release and associated Entry Summary.

October 1, 2016Mandated use of ACE for all remaining electronic portions of the CBP cargo process.

www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-faq