AESDirect Link Set for Removal from Legacy ACE Portal on October 21, 2023

October 10, 2023

On October 21, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will remove the AESDirect launch button in the legacy ACE Portal. Following this change, trade users will be required to launch the AESDirect User Interface (UI) from the modernized ACE Portal. 

Below are the steps of the required navigation to launch the AESDirect UI moving forward.

Step 1 – Sign into the Modernized ACE portal at: https://ace.cbp.gov/

Step 2 – Launch ‘Exporter’ under the ‘Accounts’ drop-down menu.

Step 3 – Select the appropriate Exporter Account to use by clicking the hyperlink for the account under the ‘Account Name’ column.

Step 4 – Click “Submit AES Filing” on the right side of the screen to launch the AESDirect UI.

For additional information on the ACE Portal Modernization effort, including upcoming deployments, visit the ACE Portal Modernization webpage.

For questions about the ACE Portal Modernization, contact ACEPortalModHelp@cbp.dhs.gov.

For general questions regarding AES, contact the U.S. Census Bureau's Trade Data Collection Branch at 1-800-549-0595 (Option 1) or askaes@census.gov.

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