The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

and the Single Window

NCBFAA Annual Conference

April 9, 2014

Presented by

Brenda Smith Executive Director, ACE Business Office

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

ACE Capability Overview

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31% faster truck processing with ACE

More than 255,000 ACE Cargo Release/

Simplified Entries filed

More than 26% of entry summaries filed and

69% of duties and fees collected in ACE

Reduced courier/printing costs

saving each participant ~$900K/year

8 PGAs receiving data via ACE

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What is the Single Window? Single Window automation will be complete by the end of 2016

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Opportunities from The Single Window

Single Window benefits

Data available to agencies more quickly, allowing for better identification of

dangerous or prohibited shipments

Automated PGA interactions reduce paper and enable near-real time decision

making by Government authorities

Makes it easier for industry to comply with government regulations

Reduced costs for Government and industry

Three enablers provide the means for PGA participation in ACE:

Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set - Single, harmonized data set

to be collected electronically from industry by CBP on behalf of PGAs

Interoperability Web Service (IWS) - Pipeline to transfer data between CBP and

PGAs

Document Image System (DIS) – Mechanism for industry to supply electronic

documents needed during the cargo import and export processes

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Mandatory Dates for ACE

The following mandatory ACE participation dates pertain to

the trade community.

May 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for all electronic manifest

filing – Electronic export and import cargo manifest functionality

related to all modes of transportation will be implemented in ACE

November 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for all electronic

cargo release and related entry summary filing – All data

associated with release of imported cargo from Government custody,

including data related to PGA interactions and their associated entry

summaries, must be transmitted by the trade via ACE.

October 1, 2016: Mandatory use of ACE for all remaining

electronic portions of the CBP cargo process – All electronic

trade processing must be done via ACE. This includes processes

such as Drawback and Protest.

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Completion Dates for Key ACE Functionality

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High Level Deployment Schedule

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Questions? http://cbp.gov/ace