CBP to Require ACE for Manifest Filing May 1, will Allow 'Flexibility' for ACE Air Manifest
CBP will require the use of the Automated Commercial Environment for almost all manifest filing as of May 1. CBP will allow for some "flexibility" in the transition to ACE for air manifest, the agency said in a CSMS message (here). While the "the deadline for ACE Air Manifest continues to be May 1st," industry will be able to continue to "test the system" until June 6th, when Air Automated Manifest System will be phased out, it said. "Accordingly, ABI Air Inbond filers will continue to use QX/WX to allow the air industry additional time to test the system," said CBP
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As announced in 2013 (see 13080819), May 1 is the first of three major dates in the move toward requiring ACE for all filing. CBP will next require all cargo release and summary data within ACE as of Nov. 1. That date is considered to be a major shift for the industry, whereas fewer filers are involved in manifest filing. CBP will require all filing in ACE as of Oct. 1, 2016.