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CSMS #45523296 - ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document 10.25 (External Version)

A revised version of the External ACE Entry Summary Rules and Process and document has been posted on CBP.gov and can be accessed at: https://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/ace-entry-summary-business-process

This version of the document, published January 13, 2021, includes the following updates:

The formatting and structure of the document has been updated to improve editing and readability. 

·       Section 1 (Entry Summary) –Update to Entry Summary Versions. Link to Entry Summary Acceptance and Rejection Policy provided.

·       Section 3 (eBond Test) – Chapter title changed from “Single Transaction Bonds” to “eBond Test”. Significant updates to include: Overview of the eBond test- including links to relevant Federal Register Notices; details regarding the transmission of bonds via EDI or email; details regarding the “eBond: Create/Update” CATAIR; information regarding the deployment of ACE validations of continuous bonds on June 20, 202;, and points of contact at the Office of Finance – Revenue Division for operational questions and Office of Trade for bond policy questions.

·       Section 6 (Temporary Importation under Bond (TIB)) –Update to include Closure Procedures.

·       Section 7 (Post Summary Correction) –New section PSC Revert added and updated language for PSC Status Updates.

·       Section 10 (Liquidation) –Removal of TIB extension information for clarity (not applicable to liquidation). See Section 6.0 Temporary Importation Under Bond (TIB) for extensions of TIBs.

·       Section 11 (Reconciliation) –Version 10.25 includes a section with information on Retroactive Flagging.

·       Section 14 (Drawback) –Chapter 14 includes new and revised language. It has been updated and reformatted to be more user friendly.

·       Section 15 (ACE Reports) –Updated to remove listing of specific Entry Summary Reports.

·       Section 16 (Defense Contract Management Agency) –Provides procedures for requesting a duty- free certificate for commercial shipments and the submission of the duty - free certificate to CBP via DIS.

·       Section 17 (NAFTA Duty Deferral) –Edited to include the USMCA.

·       Section 18 (Foreign Trade Zone) –An updated FTZ section for weekly-entry type 06. Provides special instructions for completion of an entry type 06 entry summary data filing and the reporting of quantity and value by HTS line.

·       Section 19 (Trade Fair Foreign Exhibits) –Provides an overview of Trade Fair processes as a Non-ABI entry and the compliance requirements including if a trade fair entry is ultimately entered for consumption.

·       Section 23 (Downtime Procedures) –New guidance on trade interruptions resulting from hurricanes and other weather-related incidents.

·       Section 26 (Government Entry Type 52) – A new Government Entry Type 52 Section, which briefly provides the entry requirements for acceptance and compliance when filing a 52 entry type.

All ACE Entry Summary Business Process document related questions, comments, and suggestions should be emailed to acebusinessrules@cbp.dhs.gov.