Subscriber price: $119.00, Non-subscriber price: $154.00
Estimated total study time: 18 hours 13 minutes
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COMING SOON TO GISTNET: ABI ACE filings in a test environment. GISTnet is partnering with Magaya Customs Compliance (ACELYNK) to provide an opportunity to practice filing actual Entries in a test environment. It is an actual ACE Software program online, no download required. For inquiries email GISTnet staff.
In order to take this course you must use ACE Software that has a test environment which does not submit to CBP. Printing of the 7501, billing and bond form is also necessary. This course is made up of several case studies for practice in filing entry in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Case studies should be taken only after completion of the prior 8 courses in the "Introduction to U.S. Customs Brokerage" series, for proper continuity. This requirement can be waived for entry-writers with prior training:
In this course, we offer Air, Ocean and Border Case studies to provide practice with obtaining information from sample documents, determining whether trade agreements or partner government agencies are involved, duty, fees, entry type, importer of record, continuous vs. single entry bond, etc.
The case studies require the use of ACE software in the ABI system with the capability to create an entry summary and single entry bond without transmission to CBP, and a customer invoice. All three documents must be printable. If your ABI system does not have this functionality, we have a temporary solution.
Please note: company-specific case studies, including those with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) can be created using this or any software that has a test system. If your company is facing compliance issues, this would be a good way to reduce errors.
This lesson provides a procedural walkthrough of CBP Form 7501 (Entry Summary), emphasizing the accurate completion of Blocks 1–15, which establish the core identifying, entry‑type, payment, bond, port, carrier, transportation, and country data for an import transaction.
Learners are introduced to the purpose and regulatory role of CBP Form 7501 and then guided block‑by‑block through required data elements, applicable coding conventions, and reporting rules as defined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The lesson addresses how entry summaries are filed in both paper and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/Automated Broker Interface (ABI) environments and highlights the importance of correct data entry regardless of software automation.
Special attention is given to entry type codes, ABI status and payment type indicators, and the distinction between daily, periodic monthly statement (PMS), and non‑statement payments, as well as “live” entry requirements. The lesson also covers key procedural considerations for consumption, informal, warehouse, drawback, government, transportation, and special entry types, ensuring brokers understand how early form decisions affect downstream processing, duty payment, and CBP acceptance.
(Estimated study time: 2 hours 19 minutes)
(Estimated study time: 14 minutes)
(Estimated study time: 38 minutes)
The best way to learn is through practice. This case study concentrates on an air import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents, completing the entry summary, and single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI ACE software system.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-05-30)
(Estimated study time: 36 minutes)
Air Case study 1 continued. Processing the air shipment entry, and bill.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-05-30)
(Estimated study time: 3 hours 19 minutes)
This case study concentrates on a border import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents and completing the entry summary, single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI system. Border entries are typical of methods on both borders.
(Estimated study time: 58 minutes)
Case study 2 continued. Processing the entry, and bill.
(Estimated study time: 2 hours 40 minutes)
This case study concentrates on an air import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents and completing the entry summary, single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI system.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-05-30)
(Estimated study time: 21 minutes)
Air Case study 3 continued. Processing the anti-dumping entry, and bill.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-05-30)
(Estimated study time: 3 hours 13 minutes)
This case study concentrates on an ocean import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents and completing the entry summary, single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI system.
(Estimated study time: 15 minutes)
Case study 4 continued. Processing the multi-line ocean entry, and bill.
(Estimated study time: 3 hours 41 minutes)