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CBP, COAC Discussing 'ACE Portal for Small Importers'

CBP “plans to continue discussions” with the trade about an agency proposal to create an ACE portal for small importers, a CBP spokesperson said this week. Mentioned in a report released ahead of the Dec. 11 meeting of the Commercial…

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Customs Operations Advisory Committee, the proposal is “one of several ACE 2.0 operational scenarios developed by CBP” that are “being reviewed with COAC to inform early planning decisions for ACE 2.0,” the spokesperson said. The COAC report didn’t provide any further detail on the small importer portal beyond the fact that it was discussed in a “single issue call” with the relevant working group. The CBP spokesperson declined to provide additional details.