ACE Customs Compliance

Now is the time to act. Descartes GLN’s Automated Commercial Environment solutions can help you comply with ACE filing requirements!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published Federal Register Notices announcing MANDATORY ACE e-Manifest compliance at a majority of U.S. Ports. Ports in Washington, Arizona and select Ports in North Dakota have been mandatory since January 25thand are currently in a period of informed compliance. Beginning April 19th, all remaining Southern Border Ports will be Mandatory. A third Federal Register Notice was published on February 23rd, giving May 24th as the beginning for mandatory ACE e-Manifest compliance in New York and Michigan.

Those U.S. Ports not mentioned are anticipated to be announced in the coming year. A Federal Register Notice for each group will be published by CBP at least 90 days before ACE is mandatory at those ports.

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• ACE-4-Trucks Service: a web-based application that allows truckers to electronically submit waybill and trip information directly to CBP in advance of arriving at the border. Detailed report updates and email e-alerts advise users of border crossing problems or manifest errors in real-time. This application also builds profile databases for the shipper, consignee, companies, driver and equipment data used on repeated shipments.
• ACE Preparer Service:  is a service focused on the carrier that does not want to directly manage ACE compliance software and the submissions. This service allows carriers to simply fax or email a complete manifest to the Descartes 24X7 service center and our experienced operators will file to CBP directly. This service also provides real-time status updates of the e-Manifest submission.
• ACE Premier Service: takes the ACE Preparer Service one step further for customs compliance. This service takes the faxed documents and routes them to the proper customs broker for customs processing. In addition, this service provides the follow up necessary to ensure that the driver can arrive at the border fully prepared. ACE Premier manages the movement of vital trade documentation to the right place at the right time.
• ACE Connect Service: For large organizations with an existing infrastructure and ACE filing solutions, the ACE Connect Service processes this existing data and submits it via industry standard EDI or an in-house XML and securely transmits it directly to the CBP.
• Descartes also offers an Affinity Program for users to resell the ACE-4-Trucks Service and brand it as their own value-added service to their customers

If you are interested in learning more about our ACE filing solutions, or would like to schedule a demonstration of our products, please call (416) 741-2838 ext. 298 or email info@descartes.com.

The Automated Commercial Environment, or ACE, is the U.S. Trade Processing system which allows for the submission of an electronic manifest to CBP prior to a truck’s arrival at the U.S. border, in full compliance with the Trade Act of 2002. ACE is designed to expedite legitimate trade and improve communication between CBP and the trade.

Keep on Truckin’ ….Don’t let the ACE customs compliance
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