The following is excerpted from the 8 August 2013 news release by US CBP.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a schedule for completing core trade processing capabilities in its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by the end of calendar year 2016. ACE consolidates, automates, and modernizes border processing and when complete, will provide a single access point to connect the trade community with CBP and Partner Government Agencies…
CBP’s plan for completing core trade processing capabilities was developed after extensive consultation with internal and external stakeholders. The plan includes seven deployments of new features over the next three years…
CBP also announced three dates when certain functions will be mandatory:
- May 1, 2015: All electronic import and export manifest data must be transmitted via ACE.
- November 1, 2015: All data associated with the release of cargo, including PGA interactions, must be transmitted via ACE.
- October 1, 2016: Mandated use of ACE…
For additional information, visit www.cbp.gov/ace.