On August 27, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deploy Collections Release 6 to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). This release will impact CBP and trade community users. For users in the trade community, this release will:

• Provide visibility into refund history within ACE Reports starting with refunds issued after August 29, 2022. The trade community will be able to access the report through the ACE Secure Data Portal.
• Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) refunds will no longer override the 4811 on file.   
• No changes to refund timelines.
• No updates to the CATAIR.

Attached is a copy of the ACE Collections Release 6 - Trade Pre-Deployment Brief from Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

Support Resources

To support users following this deployment CBP will be hosting a Post-Deployment Support Call for trade users on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Please join the meeting using this meeting link. Participants are encouraged to join at the start of the call when ACE Collections will provide a brief deployment status update. A question-and-answer segment will follow. Calls may end early if all questions have been addressed.

For more information on this process, please review the trade information notice. For any additional questions, please contact acecollections@cbp.dhs.gov.

Related CSMS Messages: CSMS #52992536