| Title: | THIRD PARTY MANIFEST SUBMITTER VIA THE ACE PORTAL |
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| Date: | 2007-03-15 |
| To: | abi |
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THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) PUBLISHED TODAY A
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE ANNOUNCING NEW
AUTOMATED COMMERICAL ENVIRONMENT (ACE) FUNCTIONALTIY THAT ENABLES
TRUCK CARRIERS TO USE A THIRD PARTY TO SUBMIT MANIFEST INFORMATION ON
THEIR BEHALF VIA THE ACE SECURE DATA PORTAL.
PORTAL. IN ADDITION TO USING ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI), THIRD
PARTIES CAN NOW SUBMIT MANIFEST INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF CARRIERS. THIRD
PARTIES PROVIDING THIS SERVICE MUST BE BROKERS, CARRIERS, AND IMPORTERS
WHO HAVE AN ACE PORTAL ACCOUNT.
BROKERS AND IMPORTERS THAT DO NOT POSSESS A NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION (NMFTA) ISSUED STANDARD CARRIER ALPHA CODE (SCAC)
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ACTING AS A THIRD PARTY MANIFEST SUBMITTER, SHOULD
CONTACT CBP WITH THEIR REQUEST. CBP WILL ASSIGN THESE PARTIES A
MANIFEST PREPARER CODE SO THEY CAN ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS A THIRD
PARTY MANIFEST SUBMITTER AND CREATE AND SUBMIT A MANIFEST OR AN
UNASSOCIATED SHIPMENT ON BEHALF OF A CARRIER VIA THE ACE PORTAL.
CURRENT BROKER OR IMPORTER ACE PORTAL ACCOUNTS THAT DO NOT POSSESS AN
NMFTA ISSUED SCAC SHOULD FOLLOW THE STEPS LISTED BELOW:
1. CONTACT DAN BUCHANAN AT DANIEL.BUCHANAN@DHS.GOV TO OBTAIN A MANIFEST
PREPARER CODE
2. INFORM YOUR CBP ACCOUNT MANAGER THAT YOU WILL BE ADDING A CARRIER
VIEW TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
3. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT MANAGER, CONTACT THE ACCOUNT SERVICES
DESK AT 800-927-8729, OPTIONS 4, 2, 1
4. WHILE ON THE ACCOUNTS TAB WITH THE ACE SECURE DATA PORTAL AND WITH
YOUR TOP ACCOUNT NAME HIGHLIGHTED, SELECT "CARRIER" FROM THE "VIEW"
DROP DOWN MENU.
5. ADD THE CBP ASSIGNED MANIFEST PREPARER CODE BY CLICKING ON THE "ADD"
BUTTON IN THE "ACCOUNT LIST" PORTLET ON THE "ACCOUNTS" TAB AND BY
FOLLOWING THE STEPS SHOWN IN THE PORTLET. NOTE: THE TRADE ACCOUNT
OWNER IS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE ACE PORTAL ACCOUNT WHO HAS
THE FUNCTIONALITY TO ADD THE MANIFEST PREPARER CODE AND SET UP THE
CARRIER VIEW. A PROXY TRADE ACCOUNT OWNER CANNOT DO THIS TASK.
BROKER AND IMPORTERS WHO WISH TO ACT AS A THIRD PARTY MANIFEST SUBMITTER
AND WHO DO NOT HAVE AN ACE PORTAL ACCOUNT MUST FIRST ESTABLISH ONE. TO
OBTAIN AN ACE APPLICATION GO TO THE CBP WEB SITE:
HTTP://WWW.CBP.GOV/XP/CGOV/TOOLBOX/ABOUT/MODERNIZATION/ACE_APP_INFO/