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The Entry Summary (ES) Query will now be deployed to the Production environment on November 4, 2023.
CBP announces that the Entry Summary (ES) Query will be deployed to the ACE Production environment on November 4, 2023, following prior testing in the Certification environment. The related CATAIR ES Query V22 documentation is posted under the Draft Chapters section.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, August 12, 2023, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, August 13, 2023
CBP announced a scheduled ACE production standard invasive maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, August 12, 2023, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Update- ACE Manifest Outbound Notifications Delays
CBP notifies trade that ACE outbound manifest notifications for Ocean, Air, Rail, and In-bond may be delayed by about 2 hours for the foreseeable future while a fix is developed, with another bulletin to follow once implemented.
New Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Automated Export System (AES) Data Element and Response Message - Category XXI Determination Number
CBP announces a new AES data element (Category XXI Determination Number) and a new informational response code (5C2) required when USML Category XXI is selected, with details on AESTIR updates and future upgrade to a fatal error after 90 days.
Guidance for Brokers Transitioned to a National Permit
CBP explains that brokers automatically transitioned from district permits to a national permit have had paper permits mailed to their Office of Record address, and instructs those who haven't received one to contact the Broker Management Branch with an updated address.
ACE Portal Modernization – Phase 4 Demo for Trade Users
CBP announces a Microsoft Teams demonstration for trade users previewing ACE Portal Modernization Phase 4 functionality ahead of its August 25, 2023 deployment.
Truck Manifest Outage During ACE Production Environment Standard Invasive Maintenance Window from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 10, 2023
CBP announced a scheduled ACE maintenance window on August 10, 2023, from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET, during which the Truck Trade Portal may experience outages and EDI message processing may be delayed.
ACE Manifest Outbound Notifications Delays
CBP notified trade that ACE Manifest outbound notifications for Air, Ocean, Rail, and In-bond submissions are experiencing delays, with a follow-up CSMS to be issued once resolved.
Cargo Release Condition Codes Document Updated to Include Immediate Delivery Validations
CBP updated the Cargo Release Condition Codes document to add Immediate Delivery validation error codes 267-271 and 273-275, with deployment scheduled for Certification by August 15, 2023 and Production by September 30, 2023.
CANCELED: ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on August 9, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
CBP announced the cancellation of the previously scheduled ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window for August 9, 2023, 5:00-8:00 p.m. ET.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on August 9, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
CBP announces a scheduled ACE Certification (test) environment maintenance window on August 9, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.
Resolved ACE Manifest Delays
CBP announced that previously reported delays in sending outbound ACE notifications for Air, Ocean, Rail, and In-bond submissions have been resolved.
ACE Manifest Outbound Notifications Delays
CBP notified trade that outbound notifications for Air, Ocean, Rail and In-bond manifest submissions in ACE are experiencing delays. A follow-up CSMS will be issued once the issue is resolved.
The Appendix PGA document has been updated.
CBP announced updates to the Appendix PGA document, including changes to CPSC remarks type codes and title revisions for TTB exemption codes to use the 'LPCO' acronym.
Customs Broker License Exam - October 2023 Exam Registration
CBP announces that registration for the October 25, 2023 Customs Broker License Exam opens August 14 and closes September 12, 2023, and notes that from this exam onward each question will have four answer choices instead of five.
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Certain Pea Protein from China
CBP announces that Commerce initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on certain pea protein from China, providing case numbers and scope details, and notes entries made after initiation may be retroactively subject to AD/CVD duties.
Updated ACE CATAIR Entry Summary (ES) Query
CBP announces an update to the ACE CATAIR Entry Summary (ES) Query, with changes to the Introduction, Input J2-Record, and several Output records now available in the certification environment ahead of an estimated October 14, 2023 production deployment.
ACE Manifest Outbound Notifications Delays
CBP notes delays in ACE Manifest outbound notifications for Air, Ocean, Rail, and In-bond submissions, with a follow-up message to come once resolved.
NCSD September 2023 Webinars
CBP's National Commodity Specialist Division announces registration for its September 2023 series of commodity-specific educational webinars, the last in the 2023 series, held via WebEx.
Issues with Courtesy Notice - UPDATE
CBP announces that previously reported issues with courtesy notices have been resolved and that prior unsent notices would be issued on August 4, 2023.