U.S. Customs and Border Protection has updated its schedule for deploying additional functionality to the Automated Commercial Environment.
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ACE Dashboard. CBP deployed Oct. 28 a new ACE availability dashboard that provides the trade community with faster and expanded information on system applications.
ACE Portal. Modernization of the legacy ACE portal components into a new user interface remains scheduled for January 2022.
Bill of Lading. The deployment of functionality to release ocean cargo at the lowest shipment level is still planned for August 2022.
Brokers. Broker license application, permit application, and annual permit user fee interfaces to ACE remain planned for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. CBP is still awaiting the issuance of final regulations to transition all brokers to a single national permit, which would eliminate multiple district permits and waivers, but anticipates this to take place in spring 2022. Proposed regulations were issued in June 2020.
Collections. CBP deployed Oct. 16 an enhancement of bill management workflow, including bill receivable creation, vendor interface for creation, and distribution of bills to importers. This release also moved liquidation bills to ACE and improved the accuracy of importer bills. It will be followed in March 2022 by an enhancement to the debt management workflow and automation of manual processing and reporting.
Forms. Functionality still scheduled for April 2022 will migrate CBP forms 28, 29, and 4647 from legacy ACE to the new ACE framework.
Global Business Identifier. An enhancement to replace the manufacturing identification code, producing a unique identifier that captures complete shipper/seller and manufacturer information and eliminating duplicate MIDs and multiple companies being assigned the same MID, is now planned for April 30, 2022.
Manifests. July 2022 remains the anticipated date for Phase 2 and 3 enhancements to complete modernization of the ACE truck manifest.
Quota certificates. An enhancement still planned for summer 2022 for quota certificates will provide decrementation, additional validations, and query capabilities.
USMCA. CBP has now delayed indefinitely deployment of a new indicator that filers will use to show if they are submitting a substitution claim or a direct identification claim for drawback provisions 56 and 70 under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Vehicle exports. CBP has removed from its deployment schedule, “pending contractual updates,” functionality enabling it to access all information on exported vehicles from one data query in the Automated Export System.
Vessel agents. CBP remains on track to deploy this December a capability that will allow vessel masters/agents/carriers to submit data to CBP for the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System. This enhancement will allow future development of vessel agents and owner operators accounts.
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