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ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on Wednesday, March 05, 2025
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Certification standard invasive maintenance window on Wednesday, March 05, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET.
Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) Publishes Updated CATAIR/Implementation Guide
CBP announces that USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) has published an updated CATAIR/Implementation Guide clarifying OR1/OR2 message set usage for the National Organic Program and updating HTS-linked entries under Specialty Crops 'MO' message sets. Importers with questions about filing the AMS PGA Message Set in ACE are directed to contact AMS_IMPORTS@USDA.gov.
UPDATE – Additional Duties on Imports from China and Hong Kong
CBP announces an increase in additional IEEPA duties on China/Hong Kong-origin goods from 10% to 20% under a new Chapter 99 provision, effective March 4, 2025, and details related exclusions, effective dates, FTZ treatment, and drawback ineligibility.
GUIDANCE: Additional Duties on Imports from Mexico
CBP provides guidance implementing a 25% additional ad valorem duty on imports that are products of Mexico under IEEPA-based Executive Orders, effective March 4, 2025, including exclusions, exclusions for FTZ/chapter 98 treatment, de minimis, drawback unavailability, and entry summary reporting/HTS sequencing requirements.
GUIDANCE: Additional Duties on Imports from Canada
CBP provides guidance on additional ad valorem duties (25% general, 10% on energy/energy resources) imposed on Canadian-origin goods under IEEPA-based Executive Orders effective March 4, 2025, including exclusions, FTZ treatment, drawback unavailability, and entry summary reporting/HTS sequencing requirements.
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2507
CBP announced Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2507, which includes updates to Harmonized Tariff Records and ABI records along with several PGA HTS flag changes, including FDA tariff flag updates and an AMS PGA flag indicator update.
5106 Requests for CBP Assigned Numbers - ACE System Failure
CBP notes that some 5106 requests for CBP Assigned Numbers are failing in ACE when a T3 record with full legal name is included, with a fix expected March 1; until then filers can omit that data initially and submit an update afterward.
Resolved - Network Issue Impacting ACE Truck TMM Application
CBP announced that a previously reported network issue affecting the ACE Truck TMM application has been resolved.
Network Issue Impacting ACE Truck TMM Application
CBP reported a network issue affecting the ACE Truck TMM application, and subject matter experts are working to resolve it. A follow-up bulletin will be issued once the issue is fixed.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, March 1, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, March 2, 2025
CBP announces a scheduled ACE production standard invasive maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, March 1, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, March 2, 2025.
REMINDER: ACE Portal Access Management Post-deployment Support Call Today at 2:00 p.m. ET
CBP reminds trade users of a post-deployment support call regarding the recent migration of ACE Portal access management functionality to the modernized ACE Portal.
Reminder: Upcoming deployment for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Program
CBP reminds trade that ACE production deployment of refinements to the EPA Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Program will occur on March 1, 2025.
CORRECTION: Notice of updated Drawback Error Dictionary for F505 and F506 error messages and CERT testing.
CBP issued a correction updating the Drawback Error Dictionary for F505 and F506 error messages, with programming changes available in the CERT environment starting March 3, 2025, and revised criteria for determining Direct ID versus Substitution claims.
UPDATE: ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Thursday, February 27, 2025
CBP updated the timing of a scheduled ACE Production standard invasive maintenance window on February 27, 2025, from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., during which Multi-Modal Manifest EDI queues will be stopped.
CBP recommends adding a “Cybersecurity Point of Contact” to your ACE portal account
CBP recommends that trade members add a designated Cybersecurity Technical Point of Contact to their ACE portal account to enable rapid response to cyberattacks, and provides instructions for doing so.
Updated Guidance – Additional Duties on Imports from China and Hong Kong
CBP provided updated guidance clarifying entry summary filing requirements and HTS reporting sequencing for the additional IEEPA-based duties on imports from China and Hong Kong, including rejection and resubmission procedures for non-compliant entries.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on Wednesday February 26, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET
CBP announces a scheduled ACE Certification standard invasive maintenance window on February 26, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET.
Reminder: Upcoming deployment for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ACE changes specified in FDA ACE Supplemental Guide 2.5.12
CBP reminds trade that FDA ACE message set changes per Supplemental Guide 2.5.12 are scheduled to deploy to the ACE production environment on March 1, 2025.
Update to the Automated Export System Commodity Filing Response Messages – Appendix A – Response Code 26C
CBP announced an update to the Automated Export System (AES) Trade Interface Requirements Appendix A, adding details for Response Code 26C regarding incorrect USPPI address state codes and how to correct such reporting errors.
UPDATE: ACE Production Extended Invasive Maintenance Changed to Thursday, February 27, 2025
CBP updated the schedule for an ACE Production extended invasive maintenance window, now set for 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025, during which Multi-Model Manifest EDI queues will be stopped.