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ACE CERTIFICATION Scheduled Maintenance, Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @ 6am ET to 8am ET
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Certification environment maintenance window on Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 6am to 8am ET to deploy a fix for ACE Import Manifest truck entry status inconsistencies.
Customs Broker Notification and Request Documents sent to HQ via Email
CBP announces that customs broker notifications and requested documents previously mailed to Headquarters should now be emailed directly to the Broker Management Branch inbox, while documents required by licensing/permitting District offices should continue to be sent as those offices prescribe.
Revised ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document 10.25 (External Version)
CBP posted a revised version (10.25-Revised) of the ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document, updating multiple chapters including eBond, TIB, Post Summary Correction, Reconciliation, Drawback, and Downtime Procedures.
Resolved - Foreign Trade Zone Notifications Not Being Sent
CBP announced that a prior issue preventing Foreign Trade Zone BF/B4 notifications from being sent to filers has been resolved, and CBP will send the missed notifications with no action needed from trade.
Foreign Trade Zone Notifications Not Being Sent
CBP notes that Foreign Trade Zone BF/B4 notifications have not been sent to filers since the previous day and that the issue is under investigation.
Latest Version of ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary Posted to CBP.gov
CBP announced that version 18 of the ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary has been posted to CBP.gov, adding a new informational error code (Q25) for Quota entry summaries with no lines subject to Quota.
ACE PRODUCTION Scheduled Maintenance, Sat. Jan 16, 2021@ 10pm to 4am ET Sun. Jan 17
CBP announces a regularly-scheduled ACE Production maintenance window from 10:00pm ET Saturday, January 16, 2021 to 4:00am ET Sunday, January 17, 2021 for internal system maintenance.
Customs Broker License Examination (CBLE) Date Change
CBP announces revised dates for the 2021 Customs Broker License Examination (CBLE), moving the April and October exams to April 21 and October 21, 2021, respectively.
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2010
CBP announced that Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2010 was created in error and has been deleted.
HTS Record High Bounds Adjustment
CBP announces an adjustment to the high bound value associated with a specific HTS record, effective January 17, 2021, with questions directed to the Entry Summary, Accounts & Revenue Division.
New Error Message For Entry Summaries Incorrectly Filed as Type Quota
CBP announces a new informational error message (Q25) will be transmitted for Entry Summaries filed as Type Quota that lack line items subject to quota, with deployment dates for CERT and PROD environments and an updated ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary to follow.
Aluminum Import License Number will be required on e214 transmissions
CBP announced that starting 01/25/21, e214 filers must include an Aluminum Import License Number (qualifier ALU) on FT60 records for qualifying aluminum imports, after which non-conforming FTZ submissions will be rejected; updated CATAIR FTZ chapter and Appendix P are available on CBP.gov.
Completed-Emergency ACE Maintenance tomorrow 1/14/2021 between 4 AM and 8 AM ET.
CBP completed emergency maintenance on the ACE System on 1/14/2021 between 4 AM and 8 AM ET, and the ACE Portal and EDI processing are now fully operational.
Emergency ACE outage tomorrow 1/14/2021 between 4 AM and 8 AM ET.
CBP announced emergency maintenance on the ACE system from 4 AM to 8 AM ET on 1/14/2021 to address an issue found after the 1/12/21 outage, impacting ACE Portal and EDI processing with downtime procedures in effect.
FDA Announces Refresh of Import Office and Ports of Entry Point of Contact Webpage
FDA announced a refreshed webpage design for its Import Office and Ports of Entry contact information, offering a state-by-state search tool, while noting ITACS remains the most efficient way to follow up on detained or refused entries.
ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document 10.25 (External Version)
CBP posted an updated version (10.25) of the External ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process document, reflecting revisions to sections including eBond, TIB, Post Summary Correction, Reconciliation, Drawback, FTZ, and other entry summary procedures.
ACE PRODUCTION Truck Manifest Trade UI Deployment, Thursday 01/14/2021 @ 5:30am ET
CBP announced an ACE Production deployment for the modernized Truck Manifest Trade User Interface on January 14, 2021, which fixed account page display issues, limited results to 500 rows on Manifest/BOL list screens, and optimized BOL data retrieval performance.
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2101 created on January 12, 2021
CBP announced Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2101, published January 12, 2021, reflecting system modifications for USTR's extension of certain Section 301 China product exclusions related to Covid-19 medical supplies and revisions to the Section 301 EU large civil aircraft action affecting products of France and Germany.
Update-CBP Network Change starting 11pm 1/28/2021 that will Impact some MQ users
CBP announces a scheduled network change affecting MQ (message queue) filers using LAN-to-LAN connections, occurring over several nights ending 1/28/2021, with possible minor EDI delays and instructions for resolving connectivity issues.
ACE CERTIFICATION Scheduled Maintenance, Wed. Jan 13, 2021 @ 5pm ET to 8pm ET
CBP announced a regularly scheduled ACE Certification environment maintenance window on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 5pm to 8pm ET for infrastructure maintenance.