CBP Provides Updated Registration Information for its ACE Exchange Conference (Waiting List of Importer/Broker Session; Truck Carrier Session Still Open)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted updated information to its Web site regarding its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange Conference for importers and brokers on August 15-16, 2006 and for truck carriers on August 16-17, 2006, in Chicago, IL.
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Waiting list for importer/broker session; truck carrier session still open. CBP states that registration for the importer/broker session on August 15-16, 2006 is full; however, interested persons should continue to register in order to be put on the waiting list.
CBP further states that registration for the truck carrier session is still open and available at https://apps.cbp.gov/ACE_Exchange_registration_carriers/.
Waiting list to receive priority notification for ACE Exchange Conference II later in 2006. CBP states that those on the waiting list will be given priority notification for the ACE Exchange Conference II which will be held later in 2006.
Exchange Conference to focus on ACE's benefits/impact on business operations, etc. CBP has previously stated that the conference will educate the trade community on ACE, its benefits and impact on business operations, and how to apply for ACE. CBP explains that ACE is the new U.S. trade processing system designed to consolidate and automate border processing to significantly enhance border security and foster U.S. economic security through lawful international trade and travel. ACE will eventually replace the Automated Commercial System as the cargo processing system of record for CBP. CBP stresses that it is important for importers, brokers, and carriers to understand the many new legal policy and requirement changes underway.
Conference to separately address issues of importers/brokers and truck carriers. CBP states that the first session of the ACE conference will focus on issues important to importers and brokers (August 15th and 16th) while the second session will cover topics of interest to the truck carrier community (August 16th and 17th).
The topics to be discussed include the following:
Overview of ACE and the ACE Secure Data Portal;
Legal Policy Issues;
Paying duties and fees on a monthly basis;
Trade reports which provide insight into compliance and financial data;
Advanced Cargo Rule to electronic manifest;
Operational impacts on mandatory advanced manifest; and
Communications between filer and carriers
Registration is free but a limited number of spaces are available. According to CBP, registration for the Exchange Conference is free. In addition, CBP notes that there is a limited number of spaces available and that registration will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/03/06 news, 06040305, for BP summary of CBP's March 2006 Modernization Monthly, which announced that registration for the ACE Exchange Conference would begin on June 1, 2006.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/24/06 news, 06042410, for previous BP summary on CBP's ACE Exchange conference.)
CBP's information on registration for the ACE Exchange Conference, dated 07/24/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_ex_conf/ace_conf_registration_lp.xml.
CBP ACE Exchange Conference information overview, dated 05/18/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_ex_conf/ace_exchange_conf.xml.