Unrestricted ACE Periodic Payment (Release 3) Presenters: Michael Maricich, CBP Cheryl Marin, Jim Byram, Paul Nugent, and Ray Portu, eCP June 30, 2004

Unrestricted 2 Agenda Introduction  ACE Periodic Payment (Release 3) At-a-Glance  Deployment Update  CBP Policy Issues  Demonstration Introduction Account Management Demonstration Account Revenue Demonstration Summary Questions and Feedback

Unrestricted 3 Introduction Michael Maricich

Unrestricted 4 ACE Periodic Payment (Release 3) At-a-Glance What  Initial Periodic Monthly Statements and Payments  Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) credit and ACH debit  Additional account functionality Who  Trade Community: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) account participants  Enables importer accounts to designate brokers to file payment on their behalf  Enables importers and brokers to participate in Periodic Monthly Payments  Expands account management to enable brokers to view entry summary historical data  Expands accounts to include carriers

Unrestricted 5 ACE Periodic Payment (Release 3) At-a-Glance (continued) Benefits  Moves from transaction-based to account-based payments  Enables U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the trade community to track open items  Monthly Payment  Quick access to updates and revenue reports  Carrier and Broker Account Management access

Unrestricted 6 Deployment Update Application Status – 125 accounts as of 27 May 2004 Account Expansion Training Information  Instructor Led Training (ILT) for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)  15 June 2004 – 8 July 2004  34 Importers and 17 Brokers  Computer Based Training (CBT) for participants Timeframes

Unrestricted 7 CBP Policy Update

Unrestricted 8 CBP Policy Update Refer to Federal Register Notice (FRN)  Vol. 69, No. 23, Wednesday, February 4, 2004, “Automated Commercial Environment (ACE): Announcement of a National Customs Automation Program Test of Periodic Monthly Payment Statement Process and Establishment of Broker Accounts in the ACE Secure Data Portal” Administrative Message Reject Policy  Current reject policy  Payment of additional duties Liquidated Damage Policy  Refer to Federal Register Notice (FRN) – Subject to liquidated damages procedures  Case by case basis

Unrestricted 9 Demonstration Introduction Account Management  Importer and Broker Accounts  Reports Account Revenue  Periodic Monthly Statements and Subsidiary Ledger

Unrestricted 10 Account Management Demonstration Jim Byram Ray Portu

Unrestricted 11 Portal View  URL Log On  Task List  Manage People  Add Importer of Record (IR) Number  Designate Broker  Significant Activity Log (SAL)  Reports Capability (Refer to Handout)  Bond Data Account Management Demonstration

Unrestricted 12 Account Revenue Demonstration Paul Nugent

Unrestricted 13 Portal View  Statements  Calendar  Statement Designation  Quick View  Launch Report  Periodic Monthly Statement Quick View  Importer  Broker  Sub-Ledger Report  Aged Entry Data Report  Late Payment Notification on SAL Account Revenue Demonstration

Unrestricted 14 Discussion Topics  Periodic Monthly Statement Participation Flag  Application Identifier “EI” edits in Automated Commercial System (ACS)  Automated Clearing House (ACH) Credit  ACH Debit  Periodic Monthly Statement  Control of print date/pay basis indicator  Client Branch Designation  Late Transactions (Application Identifier “PN”)  Test statements Account Revenue Demonstration (continued)

Unrestricted 15 Summary Introduction  ACE Periodic Payment Release 3 At-a-Glance  Deployment Update  CBP Policy Issues  Demonstration Introduction Account Management Demonstration Account Revenue Demonstration Summary Questions and Feedback

Unrestricted 16 ? Questions and Feedback Visit the Modernization & ACE site on or write us at: Visit the ITDS site at

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