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Automated Commercial Environment (ACE ) Export Processing In ACE CESAC/MMM SESSION. William Delansky Cargo Control & Release, ACE Business Office March 18, 2014. ACE Progress. Reduced courier/printing costs saving each participant ~$900K/year. 31% faster truck processing with ACE.
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Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Processing In ACECESAC/MMM SESSION William DelanskyCargo Control & Release, ACE Business Office March 18, 2014
ACE Progress Reduced courier/printing costs saving each participant ~$900K/year 31% faster truck processing with ACE More than 255,000 ACE Cargo Release/ Simplified Entries filed More than 26% of entry summaries filed and 69% of duties and fees collected in ACE 8 PGAs receiving data via ACE
Mandatory Dates for Transition to ACE May 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for Manifest - All electronic export and import manifest data must be transmitted via ACE November 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for Cargo Release and related Entry Summary filings - All data associated with the release of cargo, including PGA interactions, and the associated Entry Summaries, must be transmitted via ACE October 1, 2016: Mandatory use of ACE for all remaining portions of the CBP cargo process
Key Dates - Exports • October - March 2014 • AES legacy and ACE/AES dual processing incoming Trade filings • January 15, 2014 • CERT environment ready for trade testing • March 22, 2014 • Export commodity functionality is operationally deployed in ACE/AES for CBP and PGAs (No Trade Impact) • Includes all current AES legacy functionality including Option 4 Post Departure Filing • AES legacy turned off • April 5, 2014 • Census regulation changes integrated in new ACE/AES • Advance Export Information (AEI) functionality available but not turned on pending Census/OFO FRN and pilot start date
AES Reengineering • Implement a single window in the reengineered AES that allows the CBP user to view all commodity, enforcement, licensing and findings data from a single application. • Leverage ACE functionality development on imports to provide ameans in exports for additional services for CBP, PGAs and the trade community.
AES Enhancements - Census • Bureau of the Census: The reengineered AES will include the following enhancements for Census Bureau regulatory changes: • Post-departure filing times changed from Ten (10) to Five (5) calendar daysfrom the date of exportation • Added Ultimate Consignee Type and Added License Value • Foreign Trade Zone Identifier increased from Five to Seven alpha-numeric characters
CBP/OFO Advance Export Information (AEI) • January 31, 2014 – CBP/OFO published a Federal Register Notice announcing an AEI pilot that sets forth the eligibility requirements and details of the pilot. • AEI will require the filing of 10-12 data elements pre-departure with the remaining data elements to be filed 5 days after departure/export. • AEI functionality will be available in the new ACE/AES platform. • However the AEI functionality will not be turned on in the new ACE/AES platform until Census and CBP evaluate the results of the pilot and approve the deployment of AEI in ACE/AES. • The existing AES post-departure filing option (Option 4) will be available in the new ACE/AES platform. (for all existing & approved Option 4 filers)
AES Enhancements - BIS • Bureau of Industry and Security • Development of license decrementation capabilitywithin the reengineered AES platform. • Provide a placeholder for the potential expansion of the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) in support of possible future regulatory changes. • Development of better validations and edits on license data to enhance processing of filings and notifications.
Export Manifest • Export Manifest Foundation Builds • Air Export Manifest (initial EDI capabilities) • Ocean Manifest • Rail Manifest • Export Manifest Baseline Development: • The AES development team is working closely with the Air, Rail, Ocean and Truck groups to identify electronic export manifest filing functionality for all modes
Export Manifest IGs • ACE - Automated Commercial Environment Technical Information • These files provide the technical requirements for interfacing with ACE, including ABI-CATAIR, AIR-CAMIR, Sea and Rail-CAMIR and ANSI X12, and Truck e-Manifest-ANSI X12 and UNIEDIFACT. • ACE Automated Broker Interface and CBP and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR) • ACE Export Manifest Implementation Guides • ACE Import Ocean Manifest Implementation Guides • ACE Import Electronic Truck Manifest Implementation Guides • ACE Import Rail X12 Implementation Guide http://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace