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Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)Update and Status
August 8, 2013
Brenda Smith, Executive Director, ACE Business OfficePhil Landfried, Executive Director, Cargo Systems Program Office
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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ACE Progress
Pre-ArrivalExpands data available to
assess safety, security, compliance
Air Manifest
• Rail Manifest• Sea Manifest• Truck Manifest
33% faster truck processing with ACE
ArrivalEnables speedier release of legitimate imported cargo
• Conveyance Mgmt• PGA Reporting• PGA Hold Requests• Entry integration w/ truck• Entry integration w/ air • Truck integration w/ SE• PGA Holds• Entry integration w/ sea• Entry integration w/ rail• PGA integration• Entry Corrections/
Cancellations
• Simplified Entry Pilot• Document Image System • PGA Interoperability
More than 143,000 Simplified Entries filed
Plan is to complete core trade processing capabilities in ACE and decommission the Automated Commercial System (ACS) by end of 2016.
Post ReleaseModernizes data requirements
to validate trade law compliance
• Initial ES Types• AD/CVD Entry
Summaries• AD/CVD Case Mgmt• Automated Forms• Post Summary
Corrections
More than 25% of Entry Summaries filed in ACE
• ES Validations• Liquidation• Remote Location Filing • Quota and Protest• Remaining Entry Types
ExportsModernizes processes and
enhances assessment of cargo for safety, security, compliance
• Export Truck Manifest• Export Rail Manifest• Export Sea Manifest• Export Air Manifest• AES Re-Engineering
• DIS Sea Manifest Pilot
Reduced courier/printing costs saving each
participant ~$900K/year
FinanceStreamlines payment
mechanisms
• Bonds and Bond Processes
• Creation/Issuance of Periodic Monthly and Daily Statements
• Financial Components of Entry Liquidation and Drawback
• Fines and Penalties Interface (SEACATS)
• Importer Record Maintenance
• Red Flag Reporting
• Periodic Monthly Statement
69% duties & fees collected via ACE
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Transition to ACE Development/Deployment schedule published this week
‒ Consultation with CBP, Partner Government Agency and Trade Community stakeholders throughout development of schedule
Mandatory dates for use of ACE: ‒ May 1, 2015: Mandated use of Manifest – All electronic export and import
manifest data must be transmitted via ACE
‒ November 1, 2015: Mandated use of Cargo Release – All data associated with the release of cargo, including PGA interactions, must be transmitted via ACE
‒ October 1, 2016: Mandated use of ACE
Stakeholder preparation for upcoming deployments
‒ Training assessment will be based on features scheduled for deployment
• Webinar, User Guide, Web-Based Training, etc.
‒ Trade users - Certification environment planned to be available 6 weeks prior to deployments
‒ Information will continue to be disseminated:
• CBP.gov
• Field Readiness SharePoint page for our CBP users
• CSMS (external) and CAMS (internal)
• Monthly CSN, TLC and ITDS Board of Directors meetings
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NOTES: * Product Backlog is in current priority order. Schedule is subject to change as priorities for backlog items change. High confidence in projects scheduled for the next six months. All core functionality is identified in ACE Product Backlog.
Next items on ACE Prioritized Product Backlog *Single Transaction BondRemote Location FilingSimplified Entry diversion processReporting for EntrySimplified Entry business validations
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SE integration - Ocean/Rail ManifestPartial Quantities for SE with In-bondCargo Release data build outFinish cancellation process from ACE ES to SESingle Accept/Reject msg for SE
Cargo Release/Simplified Entry (SE)
ES Validations - Duty CalculationsData managementSingle Accept/Reject msg for ES
Manifest FoundationAES Ocean Manifest transitionAES new features
Entry Summary (ES)
Manifest
Exports
Vessel Management SystemMail Entry Writing System
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ACE Development RoadmapIncrement 3
August 7 to November 5, 2013Increment 4
November 6, 2013 to February 4, 2014
SE integration - Truck ManifestCertified from SummaryABI query capability for tradeTransitional data synchronization - entry
ES Validations - Informal Entry Restrictions and Merchandise Processing Fee
Air Manifest
Air Manifest foundationAir transitional data synchronization
PGA Integration
CBP Ag Specialist - streamlined findings input
Transition ACE Entry Summary to new ACE architectureTruck import manifest foundationAir cargo movement - In-bond, PTT, etcAir import manifest user interface featuresOcean/rail export manifest
PGA expansion
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Single Window Status Continuing work with National Security Staff ITDS Task Force to
facilitate the onboarding of Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) to ACE.
‒ CBP meeting with FDA every two weeks to work onboarding plan
‒ Near term PGAs:• Data: Census, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Export licensing: Bureau of Industry and Security, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
• Hazardous waste monitoring: EPA
‒ PGAs currently onboard: • DIS: National Marine Fisheries Service, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense Contract Management Agency
• Interoperability: FSIS, Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Consumer Product Safety Commission
• PGA Message Set (October): EPA, FSIS
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Near-Term ACE Stakeholder Engagement
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CSN CSN CSN CSN CSN CSN
CBP Subject Matter Experts On-Site
ITDS Board
ITDS Board
ITDS Board
ITDS Board
ITDS Board
ITDS Board
NSS ITDS
NSS ITDS
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PGA Subject Matter Experts On-Site
TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
CBP
PGAs
Trade
CSN = Monthly ACE meeting with CBP Support NetworkNSS ITDS = Monthly National Security Staff ITDS Task Force meeting
ITDS Board = Monthly ITDS Board of Directors meetingTLC = Monthly Trade Leadership Council meeting
I N C R E M E N T 3 I N C R E M E N T 4
ACE Update WebinarAugust 8
(all stakeholders)
Weekly Field Readiness Network Updates
Increment 3 Planning Session
August 12
ACE Update Webinar
October 2Date may change(all stakeholders)
Increment 3, Sprint 5 Review
October 24
TSN Plenary Session
September 26-27
Increment 4 Planning Session
November 12
Increment 4, Sprint 5 Review
January 21
U. S. Customs & Border Protection
ACE UPDATE WEBINAREntry Summary Validations
Document Image System
August 8, 2013
Monica Crockett, Director, Entry Summary Accounts & Revenue
ACE Business OfficeU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Entry Summary Extended Validations
Classification Category
The Classification category of validation will be applied to EACH line on an entry summary. The validations will evaluate relationships of Line Item data elements
HTS#, Country (O & E), and Special Program Claim(and HTS# to Entry Type & Value of Goods)
for compliance with import regulation.
These elements are the basis for determining REVENUE AMOUNTS
such as DUTY and MPF
Country of
Origin (C/O Code)
Country of
Export(C/E Code)
Special Program
Claim(TA/SP Code)
HTS (Tariff) #(Primary)
1) 234.11.1234
(Other Conditional) 2) 1234.11.12343) 1234.11.1234 4) 1234.11.1234 5) 1234.11.1234 6) 1234.11.1234 7) 1234.11.1234 8) 1234.11.1234
Entry Summary Extended Validations
Taken as a whole:
Is the article’s declaration of HTS#, C/O, C/E, and Special Program
claim consistent with import regulation? Is the article “classified” correctly?
If YES…then DUTY and MPF can be determined
Country of
Origin (C/O Code)
Country of
Export(C/E Code)
Special Program
Claim(TA/SP Code)
HTS (Tariff) #(Primary)
1) 234.11.1234
(Other Conditional) 2) 1234.11.12343) 1234.11.1234 4) 1234.11.1234 5) 1234.11.1234 6) 1234.11.1234 7) 1234.11.1234 8) 1234.11.1234
If NO…then DUTY and MPF cannot be determined
Entry Type (Code)
Value of Goods
Error Codes and TextError APP ID480 HMF Not Allowed - Set Component481 HMF Not Allowed For Entry Type482 HMF Not Allowed for MOT600 MOT Requires HMF601 Estimated HMF/Calc'd HMF Mismatch602 HMF Not Allowed - De MinimusError APP ID603 CO Not Allowed for HTS604 HTS Not Allowed for Entry Type605 SP Code Cannot Be Used - Not in Effect606 SP Code Cannot Be Used - Expired607 Unknown CO Not Allowed for SP Claim608 CO Not Allowed for SP Claim609 Single HTS Not Allowed; Second HTS Reqd610 HTS Does Not Allow an SP Claim611 HTS Requires $0 Value of Goods612 CE Not Allowed for SP Claim613 HTS Relationship/Sequence Mismatch614 HTS Not Eligible for SP Claim615 CE Not Allowed for HTS616 Article Not Eligible for SP Claim617 CO Not Allowed for GSP Claim/HTS618 CO/CE GSP Mismatch619 HTS Does Not Allow a GSP Claim620 HST Not Allowed for Article Classification
Document Image System Pilot
DIS reduces paperwork costs and allows for faster, more efficient cargo review and release by CBP and PGAs.
Submitted documents are made available for review by CBP and Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) via the DIS application.
On July 23, 2013, Federal Register Notice was published on pilot expansion.
DIS Document Transmission Mechanisms
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - The preferred mechanism of document transmission in DIS is via an XML payload transmitted to CBP via any one of three EDI technical mechanisms:
1. Secure FTP,2. Secure Web Services, or3. Existing ABI MQ mechanism
Note: EDI is of greater value in a fully automated scenario for technically advanced, high volume trade partners since it is supported by a modern, robust, guaranteed delivery and processing infrastructure
Email - DIS allows certain documents to be transmitted via Email to support Export Manifest and Simplified Entry.
• Only certain pre-approved documents can be submitted as attachments on emails
• Associated meta data is sent in Subject line and Body of emailNote: Email is more suitable in scenarios that are ‘Quick-Easy-And-Interim’; Semi-Automated, and Low-Volume (total email size including all attachments may not exceed 10MB).
2013 DIS Enhancements
PGA documents added to DIS for EDI transmission:
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Form 0728 Permit to Import or Transfer Etiological Agents or Vectors of Human Disease
• CDC Importation Permission Letter• CDC Permit Exemption Letter• Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Certificate of Duty Free
Entry• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 9010-1 Exported Goods
Returning• FSIS 9060-5 Export Certificate• FSIS 9540-4 Importation of Inedible Meat Product• FSIS 9540-5 Importation of Samples
NOTE: Only documents announced via a Federal Register Notice can be transmitted via EDI.
2013 DIS Enhancements
Allow the following to be submitted at time of manifest (submission of the bill of lading):
• APHIS Notice of Arrival 368• APHIS Import Permit• APHIS Transit Permit• APHIS Pre-Clearance 203 • Phytosanitary Certificates • Ingredients List• Commercial Invoice• Packing List
Allow SE documents to be transmitted via EDI to support SE filings
Reduced required meta-data
NOTE: Only documents announced via a Federal Register Notice can be transmitted via EDI.
Document Image System Access
PGA participants may contact ITDS for Participating Government Agency on boarding procedures or view the procedures on the ITDS secure website.
Trade participants may contact their local Client Representatives Branch for trade on boarding procedures for transmitting documents to DIS via EDI.
Ocean Carriers interested in participating in the DIS Export Manifest pilot should contact Adi Abel at [email protected].
U. S. Customs & Border Protection ACE UPDATE WEBINAR
Cargo Release/Simplified Entry, PGA Message Set, AES Re-Engineering
August 8, 2013
Vincent Annunziato, Director, Cargo Control and Release
ACE Business OfficeU.S. Customs and Border Protection
SPRINT TEAM STATUS
• CARGO RELEASE/SIMPLIFIED ENTRY
Steven Lubel
Cargo Release/Simplified Entry
Split Shipments • Hold All capability• Immediate Delivery
Partial Shipments
• Partials without in-Bond – Deployment scheduled for October 5, 2013
• Partials with in-Bond – Deployment scheduled for January 2014
In-Bond
• Completed testing and scheduled for October 5, 2013 deployment
Cargo Release/Simplified Entry – cont’d
Auto Corrections & Cancellations
• Functionality Developed
• Security Roles Being Developed • User Roles
• Port Security Capability
GUI Upgrades to Simplified Entry CBP Screens
• Main Screens on new Java platform. Complete so as to accommodate the new functionalities, but GUI will still not be at full-objective end-state.
Cargo Release/Simplified Entry – cont’d
Upcoming Work for January Deployment
1. Ocean/Rail Migration for Simplified Entry
2. Carry over work for screen upgrades to comparison tool and spit shipment functionality (October 5th Deployment)
3. Cancellation Process from Entry Summary to Simplified Entry
4. Cargo Release Data Build Out.
SPRINT TEAM STATUS
• PGA MESSAGE SET
Shailesh Sardesai
PGA Message Set
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ozone Depleting Substances Pilot - AE (Entry Summary)
• EPA Vehicles and Engines Pilot – AE (Entry Summary)
• Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Pilot – Meat and Poultry Products – AE (Entry Summary)
• Streamline input by CBP Agriculture Specialists to the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) system
• GUI delivery in Java – Hot List/PGA Screens
NEW FUNCTIONALITY
• Single Accept Message
PGA Message Set – Cont’d
Upcoming Work for January 2014 Deployment
• Initiate FDA onboarding for Interoperability Web Services (IWS) integration
• Enhancements to PG UI for searches and PGA interactions and views (Document Image System (DIS) and PGA GUIs)
• Enhancements and Validations in PGA Message Set Spec (PG00, refinement of records)
• CBP (APTL) and USDA (APHIS) Emergency Action Notifications (EAN) functionality
• Enhancements to Integrated Trade responses and Message Monitor
• Additional Business Rule enforcements, integration with PGAs
SPRINT TEAM STATUS
• AES RE-ENGINEEING
Bill Delansky
AES Re-Engineering
On Going Development of Product Backlog:
• ANSI X12 data mapping
• Option 4 processing
• Hold Processing
• Census Regulation Enhancements/Advanced Export Information (AEI)
• BIS Enhancements in support of National Export Initiative
• User Preference Settings
• Targeting UI Work
• Findings (CERTS)
• Entity summary screens
• Incorporate Ocean Export Manifest Pilot for 4 active Carriers
• Search Functionality
• Document Image System Link
• Trade Profiles
• HTS/Tariff Maintenance
AES Re-Engineering – cont’d
Upcoming Work for Next Increments:
• Support User Acceptance Testing
• Deployment Activity Support
• Development of Export Air Manifest
• PGA Export Requirement Development• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS)
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Additional export manifest development for ocean, rail, and truck
• Export Reports