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The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.

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CBP Announces Filing Procedures for Recently Granted Fourth Tranche Section 301 Exclusions
March 10, 2020 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added on March 10 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the fourth tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. The exclusions cover various medical supplies. “In addition to reporting the regular Chapters 34, 39, 40, 48, 62 and 63 classifications of the HTSUS for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the HTSUS classification 9903.88.39,” CBP said. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently added eight new exclusions from 4A tranche of goods (see 2003060042). The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 1, 2019, and will remain in effect until Sept. 1, 2020.

NCBFAA Urges 'Soft Enforcement' Period After August Deadline for APHIS Core Filing in ACE
March 9, 2020 by Brian Feito|Top News

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service should allow for a “soft enforcement” period following its deadline for ACE filing of APHIS Core partner government agency (PGA) data in August, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments to the agency dated March 4. While the Aug. 3 deadline proposed by the agency allows enough time for brokers to get ready for mandatory filing (see 2001310042), some flexibility in implementation would “guard against unwelcome disruptions in trade,” the NCBFAA said.

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP to Begin Third FWS ACE Pilot in April After Minor Changes to Filing Requirements
March 4, 2020 by Brian Feito|Top News

CBP is reopening its pilot of ACE filing for Fish and Wildlife Service-regulated entries, and is making some minor changes that it says will streamline submission of data and documents for participants, it said in a notice. The relaunched FWS filing pilot will become operational again as of April 6 after a hiatus of over 19 months, with revised filing requirements for two of the four filing options that were previously available in the test (see 1804200042).

CBP Announces Filing Procedures for Recently Granted First Tranche Section 301 Exclusions
March 3, 2020 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added on Feb. 25 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the first tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently added four new exclusions from the first tranche of goods and updated Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications from that tranche that expired (see 2002100014). The product exclusions and amendments apply retroactively to July 6, 2018, the date the tariffs on the first list took effect, and will remain in effect until Oct. 2, 2020.