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UPS® Customs Brokerage Webinar Series
May 19, 2016
Update on ACE
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UPS® ACE Update
• Panelist
• Stuart Schmidt, LCB
• Trade Compliance Manager
• Panelist
• Joe Brogan, LCB, CES
• Customs Compliance Manager
• Host
• Greg Maddaleni, LCB
• Customs Brokerage Manager
Presenters
Entry, FDA and other PGAs
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and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of
this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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ACE Update
Agenda
Current statistics
Timing
What we are learning from Lacey (APHIS), NHTSA & FDA
Benefits, best practices and record keeping
Other ACE news
Q & A
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this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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Update on the continued ACE import migration
ACE Submission Rate =
(ACE Volume / ACE + ACS Total Volume)
67%71%
74% 73%
79%84%
95%98%
10% 12% 14%
20%
31%
42%
66%71%
Oct '15 Nov '15 Dec '15 Jan Feb Mar Apr May 14th
ACE Entry Summaries (% of Total) ACE Cargo Releases (% of Total)
Source: www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
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Apr 30th
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2016 ACE timeline
Still awaiting official word regarding remaining PGAs
Mar 31st May 28th
Jul 23rd
Jun 15th
May 31st
Full transition to
new ACE-AES
export platform
Entry summary• Specific
summary types*
APHIS (Lacey)
NHTSA
Cargo release• Specific entry
types*
FTZ (06)
FDA Guide 2.4.1
(mandated)FDA mandated
All remaining cargo
release and entry
types (mandated) • Excluding PGAs
not yet
implemented
Source: CBP.gov
*Applicable entry types:
(01) Consumption
(03) Antidumping/ Countervailing Duty
(11) Informal
(23) Temporary Importation Bond (TIB)
(51) DCASR (Defense Contract Admin.)
(52) Government – Dutiable
(06) FTZ (from May 28)
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reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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Implemented
March 31
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What are we learning from Lacey (APHIS)?
Lacey Act
• What has changed?
• Electronic filing will migrate to ACE (previously via ACS)
• What did not change?
• Data elements primarily remain the same
• Impact to importers (what have we learned)
• Email address (associated with contact and phone of wood provider) now required
– Not systematically captured with existing document packet information
– Requires adopting a new process
• Future - reporting measures will expanded
Source: www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
Proprietary and Confidential: This presentation may not be used or disclosed to any person other than employees of customer, unless expressly authorized by UPS. The information provided here is based on information obtained from government, industry, and other public sources and
reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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Implemented
March 31
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What have we learned so far from NHTSA?
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
• What is changing
• Additional data elements added
• Impact to importer and what have we learned?
• New elements may or may not reside with document packet
• Requirement to set up a process to capture additional elements
– REI, TPE or OEI?
– Side view or rear view mirrors regulated as glazing?
– Where can I find glazing manufacturer codes?
– Used parts, who do I report as the fabricating manufacturer?
Source: www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
Proprietary and Confidential: This presentation may not be used or disclosed to any person other than employees of customer, unless expressly authorized by UPS. The information provided here is based on information obtained from government, industry, and other public sources and
reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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Key impacts:
Mandated
implementation
June 15th
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What can we learn from FDA?
Despite not yet being mandatory, more than 500,000 transactions already registered (more than all other PGA’s combined)
• What is changing
• ACS migration to ACE
• Certain fields that were once optional are now mandatory
• New data elements to be captured
• Impact to importer and what is changing
• Specific data elements (aligned to commodity type) need to be gathered
• Where elements are not within the entry packet:
– Conduct an “upstream” analysis to verify how to source that information
• Temporary relaxation of four data elements
• Data Quality is key to admissibility
Source: www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
Proprietary and Confidential: This presentation may not be used or disclosed to any person other than employees of customer, unless expressly authorized by UPS. The information provided here is based on information obtained from government, industry, and other public sources and
reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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ACE Benefits
• Heightened awareness
• Importer’s better understanding of an agency’s specific compliance requirements
• Decreased opportunity for importer to make an error
• Tighter processes
• Automated processes
• Data submission time constraints removed
• Facilitation of automatic acceptance
• Faster turnaround for complete submissions and exceptions
• New processes allow quicker exchange of information
• Accurate data provides opportunity for quicker approval
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Proprietary and Confidential: This presentation may not be used or disclosed to any person other than employees of customer, unless expressly authorized by UPS. The information provided here is based on information obtained from government, industry, and other public sources and reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions
and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of
this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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What should be your new process?
What are the missing elements?
Captured in the existing entry packet?
Tied to the specific commodity?
Tied to an entity (e.g., manufacturer)?
Identify missing elements
Create “upstream” procedures for transactional information
Maintain / expand current parts database
Develop new process
Develop implementation timeline
Prioritize and rank the key components
Implement the revised program
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reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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Record keeping implications
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Importer
• Required back up information (reasonable care)
Further Assistance
• Help in setting up a compliant record keeping process
Filer
• Their responsibilities (responsible supervision)
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reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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What else?
• When are the other agencies going to begin mandating ACE?
• General date remains as “this summer”
• Awaiting a detailed schedule that lays out the specific dates by agency
• Hybrid model (June 15)
• What will happen with ITRAC reporting?
• ITRAC (for the time being) is not going away
• ITRAC contains more complete information because it pulls data from both ACE and ACS
– As the migration completes, the information difference between ACE and will ITRAC
will dissolve
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Proprietary and Confidential: This presentation may not be used or disclosed to any person other than employees of customer, unless expressly authorized by UPS. The information provided here is based on information obtained from government, industry, and other public sources and reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions
and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of
this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
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Questions and answers
UPS® Customs Brokerage and UPS® TMS can assist your migration to ACE
UPS Trade Management Services
• Customer-specific audits
• Import and export compliance assessments
• Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI)
• Import management
• Export management
• Classification for HTS and other schedules
• Compliance manuals
• Export Classification
• Export manual creation and maintenance
UPS Customs Brokerage
• Centralized filing
• All modes / all carriers
• Standardized processing across multiple
modes
• PGA processing
• Document imaging
• EDI solutions
• Global regulatory compliance
• Centralized AES filing process available
Proprietary and Confidential: This presentation may not be used or disclosed to any person other than employees of customer, unless expressly authorized by UPS. The information provided here is based on information obtained from government, industry, and other public sources and reflects prevailing conditions and our opinions
and views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us. SCS accepts no liability for the content of
this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
© 2016 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, the UPS brandmark, the color brown and photos are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.
The progressing ACE implementation
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• The ACE migration continues with mandated usage for FDA clearances
• June 15, 2016
• UPS Customs Brokerage and UPS TMS can assist your migration to ACE
• UPS online survey assessing ACE import related risk
– Ask today upon checking out
• Contact your UPS sales executive
• Upcoming webinar topics:
• June 30: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
• July 28: Global compliance management
• August 25: Global visibility management
Thank you
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