1. Bernadette Quirk ACE Ambassador U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ACE Update & Export Processing Massachusetts Export Center's Export Expo Outbound Customs Initiatives For Exporters Workshop December 9, 2014

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3. ACE Mandatory Dates Mandatory Date Explanation
Electronic imp/exp manifests, for all modes of transport, must be filed in ACE
Import Manifest: Impact is for Air
Export Manifest:
Cannot mandate filing in ACE until regulations published
Current processes for export manifest will continue to be supported, but as of 5/1/15, all ELECTRONIC manifests must be filed in ACE
All electronic entries and entry summaries must be filed in ACE
Includes Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements at time of entry or entry summary
Paper filings allowed today, e.g., non-ABI, will continue to be supported
All remaining electronic portions of cargo process must be done in ACE
Protest, Liquidation, etc.

4. Key Dates for ACE Transition
January 2015
Electronic import manifest for air and export manifest for air/ocean/rail
July 2015
All entry types delivered
July 2016
All remaining core trade processing capabilities delivered
Deployment of Key ACE Capabilities
2014
2015
2016
May 1, 2015
ACE mandatory for all electronic manifest filings
5 months away
November 1, 2015
ACE mandatory for all electronic cargo release and related entry summary filing
11 months away
October 1, 2016
ACE mandatory for all remaining electronic portions of the CBP cargo process 22 months away
ACE Mandatory Dates

5. ACE Progress 33% faster truck processing with ACE
More than 846,000 ACE Cargo Release Entries filed
Nearly 42%
of entry summaries filed and 66% of
duties and fees collected in ACE
Reduced courier/printing costs saving
each participant ~$900K/year
9 PGAs receiving
data via ACE

6. ACE Outlook – Upcoming Releases
Deployment D - January Release
January 3, 2015
Manifest:
Import Air Manifest
Cargo Release:
Truck processing to include in-bonds, certified from summary
Entry Type 03 (Antidumping/Countervailing Duty)
Entry Summary:
eBond (Single Transaction and Continuous Bonds)
Exports:
Export Ocean and Rail Manifest
PGA Functionality
APHIS (309)
DEA (Exports)
OFAC (Exports)
Deployment E - April Release
April 18, 2015
Cargo Release:
CBP Initiated Corrections
Entry Summary:
Importer Accounts/ 5106 Changes
Warehouse/Re-warehouse
Exporter Accounts
Partner Government Agency (PGA) Functionality:
PGA Request for Redelivery
AMS
FDA
Deployment E - July Release
July 4, 2015
Cargo Release:
Remaining entry types
Remote Location Filing (RLF)
CBP Comparison Tool
CBP Ability to Initiate Redelivery
Entry Summary:
Remaining entry summary types
Quota Master Data and Quota Restrictions
Non-ABI Entry Summary
Exports:
Export Validation Messages and Holds (Air/Ocean/Rail)
Partner Government Agency (PGA) Functionality:
FAS
FCC
FWS
TTB
USDA (Cut Flowers) 6

7. ACE Outlook – Upcoming Releases
CBP is deploying the current ACE release in three phases:
Deployment F - October Release
October 31, 2015
Deployment F - January Release
January 2, 2016
Cargo Release:
Expedited Release (BRASS, FAST, Line Release)
Entry Summary:
Statements
Transition Automated Surety Interface
Manifest:
Transition Truck Manifest to MMM ACE Architecture
Reconciliation
NAFTA Duty Deferral
Liquidation
Drawback
Collections
Mass Updates Enhancements
Diversion Process: National/Local level
FTZ Admissions
Exports:
Transition AESDirect to ACE
Partner Government Agency (PGA) Functionality:
E&C (Steel Licensing)
USACE 7

8. ACE Automated Export System (AES) Functionality Milestones
January 15, 2014
CERT environment became available for trade testing of ACE/Automated Export System (AES) filings
March 22, 2014
Export commodity filing capabilities were migrated from legacy AES to the modernized ACE/AES platform
April 5, 2014
Census and Bureau of Industry and Security regulatory changes were integrated into AES processing in ACE
AES was enhanced to support the Advanced Export Information filing option (pilot pending FRN publication) in ACE
October 5, 2014
Air export manifest filing capability was added to AES processing in ACE

9. Export Regulatory Changes
Capability
Date
Description/Benefits
Bureau of the Census Regulatory Changes
4/5/14
Post-departure filing times changed from ten (10) to five (5) calendar days
Added Ultimate Consignee Type and License Value
FTZ Identifier increased from five (5) to seven (7) alpha-numeric characters
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Regulatory Changes
Better validations and edits on license data to enhance processing
Placeholder for the development of license decrementation capability
Placeholder for expansion of Export Control Classification Number
Advanced Export Information (AEI) Pilot
TBD
New filing option will require filing of data elements pre-departure with the remaining data elements to be filed 5 days after departure/export
This filing option will not be authorized until Census and CBP identify trade pilot participants per the FRN

10. Upcoming and Future AES Capabilities in ACE
ACE Deployment D - January 3, 2015 Release
Rail export manifest processing
Ocean export manifest processing
ACE Deployment E - July 4, 2015 Release
Truck export manifest processing
ACE portal export account type
ACE export reports 10

11. Getting Started is Easy
Migrate Now, Enjoy Benefits
Quicker data availability
Automated agency interactions
Easier to comply with regulations
Reduced costs
Getting started is easy:
Brokers, self-filers & carriers:
Contact your software provider and inquire about their ability to file cargo release, entry summary and manifest transactions in ACE
Contact your CBP Client Representative and express your interest in filing in ACE
Importers using a Broker or Carriers using a Service Center:
Inquire about broker or service center ability to transmit to ACE

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