Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

ACE and Automated Systems

CBP automated systems electronically support the facilitation of importing and exporting goods. By the end of 2016, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will become the Single Window – the primary system through which the trade community will report imports and exports and the government will determine admissibility. Through ACE as the Single Window, manual processes will be streamlined and automated, paper will be eliminated, and the international trade community will be able to more easily and efficiently comply with U.S. laws and regulations.

What is ACE?

ACE is the Automated Commercial Environment, the system through which the trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.

FAQ about ACE: Visit the US Customs and Border Protection for FAQ about ACE

What’s New with ACE?

News

Updated Timeline for Transitioning to ACE

Deputy Secretaries from various departments recently elected to allow additional time for testing and transition to ACE for various trade participants. November 1^st 2015 now begins a transition period for electronic entry and entry summary filings in ACE. What follows is an overview of the new timeline. (read more)

Availability of ACE Export Manifest Test

To facilitate filing of electronic export manifest data for air cargo, ACE will begin limited acceptance of export manifest filings. (read more)

Information Notice for the Trade – ACE Deployment E

This notice describes upcoming ACE capabilities. (read more)

Updated ACE Cargo Release Business Process Document

CBP has published version 1.2 of the ACE Cargo Release Business Process Document. This is a living document, issued in draft form, intended to provide an overview of processes, procedures and policy associated with the filing and release of entries using ACE—inclusive of PGA import requirements. (read more)