CSMS Message: 16-000766

Updated ACE Documentation Available on CBP.gov

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated and posted Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) documentation to CBP.gov. The updated documents include:

• ACH Payment Authorization/Entry Summary Presentation (RM) Draft CATAIR Chapter - The title of this document has been updated to properly reflect the ACE Deployment Name and Application ID. It changed from “Clearinghouse (ACH) payment authorization (PN)” to “ACH Payment Authorization/ Entry Summary Presentation (RM)”
https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-automated-clearinghouse-ach-payment-authorization-pn

• Appendix PGA - Changes include:

- For Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Core:
1) Duplicated codes in the Breed/Variety A11 series were corrected
2) Two triplicated codes were corrected
3) Two codes in the Physical State A41 series were removed.

- For Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
1) Updated the Units of Measure (Packaging Containers) to show the same codes as FDA Units of Measure for the Base Unit (Last Quantity Transmitted).
https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/appendix-pga

• Document Image System (DIS) Implementation Guide - Changes include:
- Deleted two CBP Forms
- Added two new FDA Forms
https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/dis-implementation-guide

• ACE Adoption Rate Report - July 2016
https://www.cbp.gov/document/report/ace-adoption-rate-report

To download a copy of the updated documentation, please visit the “ACE Automated Broker Interface (ABI) CATAIR” page of CBP.gov/ACE. You may also copy and paste the URLs above to your internet browser.