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The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.

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FWS Seeks Comments on Import/Export Declarations
February 1, 2019 |Other U.S.

The Fish and Wildlife Service seeks comments on its import and export declarations for fish and wildlife species as it submits the paperwork requirements to the Office of Management and Budget for reapproval, FWS said in a notice. Specifically, the agency seeks feedback on information collected in FWS Forms 3-177 and 3-177a, as well as on related information collected via ACE. Comments, due April 2, should address the necessity of the requirements, their burden on importers and exporters, and ways to improve the information collection.

Integrated Manifest System, Redeveloped PSC Process Among Needs for 21st Century Customs, TSN Says
February 1, 2019 by Tim Warren|Top News

Improvements to the manifest system, Post Summary Correction and reconciliation functionalities are some issues that deserve attention from CBP in order to modernize the agency's trade processing, the Trade Support Network said in comments to CBP. Tom Gould, of the TSN's Trade Leadership Council and Sandler Travis, submitted the comments on behalf of the TSN in CBP's request for input on creating a new customs framework (see 1812200003). All comments are due Feb. 4 and only two other comments were filed in the docket as of Feb. 1. Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Global Coalition for Efficient Logistics also filed comments.

CBP Postpones Feb. 9 ACE Deployment
January 29, 2019 |Customs

CBP will postpone the entire ACE deployment that was planned for Feb. 9, due to the partial federal government shutdown, it said in a CSMS message. Government agencies resumed full operation on Jan. 28. The deployment includes "automation of CBP Form 5106, unique identifiers for Centers of Excellence and Expertise," and updates to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), CBP said. The agency will send out any updates on the deployment through another CSMS message. CBP previously said it planned to delay deployment of Form 5106 (see 1901170046). CBP also said that the "mandatory filing of drawback claims pursuant to the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) is not impacted by the shutdown and will proceed as planned, regardless of funding status after February 15th. On February 24, 2019, all drawback claims must be filed as TFTEA drawback and must be done so electronically in ACE."

Topics:Drawback, Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
CBP to Refuse Entry of Frozen Chilean Seabass Without NOAA Pre-Authorization
January 24, 2019 |Customs

CBP will refuse entry until further notice of all shipments of frozen Patagonian toothfish (Chilean sea bass) arriving at a port without the required National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pre-approval authorization and associated catch document certification pre-filed in ACE, CBP said in a Jan. 24 CSMS message. Shipments of fresh or chilled Patagonian toothfish, on the other hand, will be allowed entry with only a catch document certification, CBP said.