International Trade Law News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it will hold a free conference in Atlanta, GA (ACE Exchange VII) from October 15-17, 2007 where importers and other persons involved in importing activities can learn about the current and future functionality of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

ACE Functionality Available Now Includes:

• National View of Company’s Transactions
• Paying Duties and Fees on a Monthly Statement
• Reporting Tool with Transactional, Financial and Compliance Data Mandatory Submission of Electronic Manifest for Trucks

• Creating CBP Form 5106 Online (Importer Identification Number Information)
• Participation of Other Government Agencies (OGAs)
  
• Ability for Brokers, Cartmen, Lightermen and Facility Operators to meet CBP Regulatory Requirements

Labels: ACE, Customs, Customs; Customs Brokers

A reader has provided me with a link to a commercial website containing a unique and interactive ACE e-Manifest Port Guide and Map. The site shows the current and future status of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) ACE e-Manifest deployment and enforcement status for U.S. land border ports.

CBP's e-Manifest system requires motor carriers to provide advance electronic cargo information to CBP one hour (thirty minutes for FAST carriers) prior to the arrival of the conveyance in the first U.S. port of arrival.

Labels: ACE, Customs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a report that details the compliance rates for the filing of mandatory ACE e-Manifest reports at U.S. land border ports. The report also includes information on the number of trucks processed at ACE ports, the percentage of e-Manifests filed and the overall e-Manifest/Trade Act compliance percentage for each port.

The most recent version of the report, which is in Excel format, can be found at the following link:
www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/carrier_info/e-manifests_info/ace_deploy_rpt.ctt/ace_deploy_rpt.xls

Labels: ACE, Customs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in today's Federal Register a notice revising the Terms and Conditions for access to and use of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal). The principal changes to the terms and conditions include:

• A revised definition of "Account Owner'' to permit either an individual or a legal entity to serve in this capacity.
• New requirements relating to providing notice to CBP when there has been a material change in the status of the Account and/or Account Owner.
• Explanatory provisions as to how the information from a particular account may be accessed through the ACE Portal when that account is transferred to a new owner.

Labels: ACE, Customs