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ACE: Updated Timeline for Mandatory Transition to ACE for Electronic Entry and Summary Filing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sep 01, 2015
As announced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade Relations, over the past several months CBP has worked closely with partner government agencies (PGAs), the White House, and trade stakeholders to deploy key functions of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and meet major milestones set forth by the Presidential Executive Order 13659, Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America’s Businesses.
While significant capabilities have been deployed, concerns of stakeholder readiness have necessitated a reassessment of our current timelines. Department-level Deputy Secretaries have collectively decided to allow additional time for testing and transition to ACE for entry and entry summary filing. November 1st begins a transition period for electronic entry and entry summary filings in ACE.
November 1, 2015
- Use of ACE is allowed and encouraged for electronic entry and corresponding entry summary filings for entry types 01, 11, 03, 51, and 52 with PGA data.
February 28, 2016
- ACE must be used and ACS will no longer be available for filing of all electronic entries and associated entry summaries. In addition, electronic FDA, NHTSA, APHIS (Lacey) data must be filed in ACE and ACS will no longer be available.
July 2016
- Upon publication of the Final Rule, ACE must be used for filing AMS, APHIS Core, ATF, CDC, DCMA, DDTC, DEA E&C, EPA, FSIS, FWS*, NMFS andTTB data.
- Hybrid submissions will no longer be allowed.
- This requirement for FWS is contingent on FWS having its regulatory revisions in place by the July 2016 publication of the CBP Final Rule eliminating hybrid filings.
To facilitate this development, CBP has worked to update key documentation in support of PGA and trade partners. The following resources are available with more information on the mandatory dates:
- Mandatory Dates Page – Outlines details on new dates, and has links to associated technical references.
- ACE PGA Forms List – Realigns agency forms requirements based on new dates.
- PGA FAQs - Updated Q&As on integration of PGAs into ACE.
If you have any questions on the updates above, please send an e-mail to Ask ACE.