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CSMS #42984449 - New ACE Validations for Continuous Bond Minimum and Incrementing

The following validations for Continuous Bonds with Activity Code 1 (Importer or Broker) will be deployed to the ACE Certification (CERT) environment on June 18, 2020 and to the ACE Production (PROD) environment on June 20, 2020:

•Verify bond amount is greater than or equal to $50,000

•Verify bond amount is incremented by $10,000 when between $50,000 and $100,000, and by $100,000 when greater than $100,000

Please note: the validations will be triggered only when a new bond is added or if the incremented amount is less than the prescribed amount. Should the new continuous bond not pass the validations listed above, user will receive error code “S15” with narrative text “BOND AMOUNT INVALID OR MISSING”, which is an existing error message.

The ACE validations align with the requirements outlined in the “Current Bond Formulas” document, dated October 24, 2013, located on the Bond Centralization Program web page and the link to that page is below:

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2018-Nov/trade-current-bond-formulas-october-2013.pdf

If you have questions regarding this notice or bond policy, please contact the Office of Trade, Commercial Operations, Revenue and Entry (CORE) Division at otbond@cbp.dhs.gov.