Outlook on CBP 2014

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by

Sara Schroerlucke, ACE Program Manager

Briefing to

Government Technology & Services Coalition

January 15, 2014

ACE – The IT Foundation for the

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ACE will automate trade processing and data collection for 47 federal agencies

Increased USDA food seizures 30-fold Automated processes saving CBP $46M/year

Enhances agency enforcement missions through trade targeting and risk segmentation

Reduces U.S. supply chain transaction costs

Streamlines interagency processing through collaboration and less paperwork

Strengthens the global supply chain to protect U.S. interests and enhance prosperity

Supports U.S. manufacturing growth by facilitating exports

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Automated Commercial Environment

33% faster truck processing Up to 76% duties/fees paid interest free via ACE

Seven agencies receiving automated data via ACE

Pre-arrival data linked and available in ACE

Participating ocean carriers saving $900K/year in reduced courier costs

(as of January 2014)

ACE Transition

• CBP’s plan is to complete development and delivery of remaining core

trade processing features in ACE by the end of 2016.

– Seven deployments of new ACE features planned through 2016.

– Agile development methodology being used to build and field capabilities more

quickly and to ensure user input is incorporated throughout the process.

• Mandatory dates for full transition to ACE:

‒ May 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for Manifest - All electronic export and import

manifest data must be transmitted via ACE.

‒ November 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for Cargo Release - All data

associated with the release of cargo, including PGA interactions, must be

transmitted via ACE.

‒ October 1, 2016: Mandatory use of ACE for all remaining portions of the CBP

cargo process.

• CBP is working with industry partners to encourage early transition to

ACE.

‒ Currently more than 27% of entries being filed in ACE; and

‒ More than 50% of service providers have completed certification to file ACE entry

summaries.

ACE Progress

Expands data available to assess safety, security,

compliance

Enables speedier release of legitimate

imported cargo

Modernizes data requirements to validate

trade law compliance

Modernizes processes and enhances assessment of cargo for safety, security, compliance

Streamlines payment

mechanisms

33% faster truck processing with ACE

More than 210,000 Simplified Entries filed

More than 27% of entry summaries filed in ACE

Reduced courier/ printing costs saving each

participant ~$900K/year

76% duties & fees collected via ACE

ACE Deployment A Due to the Government shut down, the first deployment of new ACE

functionality postponed until November 2, 2013.

Deployment A was completed successfully and included:

Theme Capability Trade User Impact

Entry

Summary

Harbor Maintenance Fee and tariff classification validations Trade-submitted data and CBP online changes

will run against the validations, resulting in

improved data on ACE entry summaries

PGA

Integration

PGA Message Set pilots targeted to begin in late November:

• EPA - Ozone depleting substances; Vehicles and engines

• FSIS - Meat, poultry, eggs

Streamlined findings input for CBP Agriculture Specialists – eliminates

duplicate manual entry of data resulting in 33% workload reduction;

data is transferred seamlessly to APHIS systems

Single Window filing for trade community pilot

participants, streamlined and automated

processing for PGAs (EPA and FSIS) and CBP

pilot ports - Long Beach and Newark (EPA pilot),

Champlain, Houston and Philadelphia (FSIS

pilot)

Impacts Agricultural Specialists

Cargo

Release

Additional capabilities for ACE Cargo Release pilot – Automated entry

corrections and cancellations, in-bond, split shipments, partial

quantities

Upgraded user interface for CBP

Federal Register Notice (FRN) anticipated in early November

authorizing expansion of ACE Cargo Release pilot to additional trade

filers and CBP air ports

Current impact is at 16 CBP pilot ports with 20

pilot participants

Potential impact to CBPOs and Entry Specialists

at all air ports of entry and additional trade filers

depending on response to Federal Register

Notice and CBP consideration of available

resources

Reports Software upgrade

(Identified fixes being worked separately)

All ACE Reports users

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ACE Deployment B

Completed successfully on January 4, 2014 and included:

Capability CBP User Impact CBP Training

Manifest • Vessel Management System (VMS)

(December 7 deployment)

• New screens for CBPOs at

Seaports

• VMS Quick Reference

Guide provided

Cargo

Release

• Mail Entry Writing System (MEWS)

(December 7 deployment)

• Partial quantities with In-Bond, initially

for air shipments

• Foundational capabilities for expansion

to Ocean and Rail shipments

• Completion of cancellation process from

Entry Summary to Cargo Release

• Single Accept/Reject message for Cargo

Release response to the trade filer

• Cargo Release data build-out

• New screens for CBPOs and

Import Specialists at 7 mail

processing centers

• New capabilities for Trade filers,

CBP Officers and Entry

Specialists

• New message, data for trade

filers

• MEWS Quick

Reference Guide

provided

• ACE Cargo Release

User Guide provided

• No training required

Entry

Summary

• Entry Summary Validations – Simple

Duty Calculations

• New validations for data

submitted by trade filers and

online changes by CBP Entry

and Import Specialists

• No training required

PGA

Integration

• Enhanced PG00 record (Reduction in

data duplication)

• PGA Message Improvements

• CBPAS Streamlined Findings Input

• Reduced data and electronic

status messages for trade filers

• Improved efficiency for CBPAS

• No training required

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