1. Steve Hilsen
Lead Executive
Single Window Program Office
Deborah Augustin
Acting Executive Director
ACE Business Office (ABO)
ACE Status National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) April 22, 2015

2. Historical Timeline It’s Time! ACS Implementation Customs
Modernization Act Enacted
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) program initiated with Modernization contract
Trade Act of 2002
Enacted
Executive Order
Requiring implementation of the Single Window by 2016
ACE Program Re-baseline; initiation of Agile development methodology
2006
1984
1993
SAFE Port
Act Enacted
Trade Support Network established
1994
2001
2013
2014

4. Complex and Challenging!
What trade is saying…
Complex and Challenging!
Primary topics:
Transition period for mandatory dates
PGA readiness/pilot programs
Technical implementation guidance
CBP business process clarity
Understanding key changes
Changes to CBP and industry business practices
Software vendor readiness

5. …What trade is also saying
Business Decisions!
“A small minority of brokers has been really engaged in ACE and is doing the majority of transactions in ACE. A large number have done little or nothing.”
“With the changing customs and security requirements, and ACE in particular, we recognized we had to improve our customs system and revise business operations. You sometimes have to spend money to make money.”
“I’ve talked to brokers in the last three months who still say it’s been 15 years, I’m not sure it’s going to happen on that date. But that to me means that they’ve not been keeping the pulse of what’s really happening.”
"It is unlikely that CBP will show leniency towards those that do not comply, particularly not for large businesses that have no real excuse for being unprepared.“
“Implementing a new system runs a risk of business disruption, or a drop in customer service levels…Risk management <is> crucial.”

6. Key Dates for ACE Transition
Commitment to Milestones!
January 2015
Electronic import manifest for air and export manifest for air/ocean/rail
May 3, 2015
ACE mandatory for all electronic manifest filings
~1 week away
June 2015
All entry types delivered
November 1, 2015
ACE mandatory for all electronic cargo release and related entry summary filing
7 months away
October 1, 2016
ACE mandatory for all remaining electronic portions of the CBP cargo process 18 months away
July 2016
All remaining core trade processing capabilities delivered
ACE Mandatory Dates
Deployment of Key ACE Capabilities
2016
2014
2015

7. ACE Progress
Successful
Agile Delivery!

8. Functionality Available in ACE for 2015 Mandatory Dates
Process
Available in ACE Now
Coming Soon
Pre-Arrival (Manifest)
Filing of truck, ocean and rail manifests
Air import manifest processing will be transitioned to ACE May 3rd
Arrival (Entry)
File 01, 03 and 11 entries for any mode File an ACE entry at any port
Coming in June 2015:
All Remaining entry types
Pipeline entries
Non-ABI Entry
Post Release (Entry Summary)
File 01, 03, 11 entry summaries
Pay duties/fees on a monthly basis
Ability to file an electronic correction via Post Summary Corrections
All remaining entry summary types
Remote Location Filing
Non-ABI Entry Summary
Exports
File Commodity Data
Software has been developed to allow for electronic export manifest filing in air, ocean and rail modes
These capabilities will be piloted upon publication of FRNs
PGA Integration
5 PGA Pilots underway
EPA, FSIS and NMFS pilots underway now
Capabilities for 15 agencies needed for November 1 to be delivered June 2015, except for APHIS non-Lacey
Additional PGA pilots planned; scheduled available on
All capabilities needed to meet the May 3rd mandatory date have been deployed
All capabilities needed to meet the November 1st mandatory date have been or will be deployed by June 27, 2015

9. Technical Specifications for November 1
CATAIR chapters and Implementation Guides for CBP functionality being made mandatory on November 1st have been posted to CBP.gov since January 2015.
PGA Message Set IGs will be posted by May 12, 2015
Also included on this page is a listing of all software vendors certified to file entries and entry summaries in ACE.
Available Guidance!
Go to: and click “Technical Documentation” in the left hand menu

10. PGA Readiness for November 1
CBP and 15 PGAs identified with requirements that must be incorporated into ACE in order to meet the November 1 date for mandatory filing of entry and entry summaries
Department
Agency
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Department of Commerce
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Enforcement and Compliance (E&C)
Department of Defense
Defense Contracts Management Agency (DCMA)
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Department of State
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Department of Treasury
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (TTB)
Independent Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
PGAs with Requirements for Nov. 1

11. PGA Forms for November 1 Available at www.cbp.gov/ace
PGA Guidance!
Lists all forms that must be submitted in ACE in November and the mechanism:
PGA Message Set (EDI Transmission)
Document Image System (DIS)
Available at

12. PGA Pilot Schedule

13. PGA Pilot Schedule (cont.)

14. Process Clarification!
CBP and PGA Readiness for November 1 - Field Readiness, Cross Agency Pilots
Pilot Goal
Process Clarification!
Validate Business Process Documents, inclusive of Desk Reference Guides, for CBP and the Trade in advance of November 1st deadline.
Pilot Details
Internal meetings begin in May with PGA interests, port officials and the CEE to discuss the piloting scope and schedule, discussing the pilot opportunity with the trade community and sharing upcoming ACE dates at key pilot ports with CEE and company locations.
After these meetings, the team will work to consolidate comments to the Business Process Documents, providing to participants in DRAFT form before the pilots begin.
The Business Process Document will be further enhanced once the pilots kick off, as they will identify overlapping PGA issues/authorities that occur in any one given industry. This document, and reference guides, will be updated as the pilots run.
Participants
Auto: EPA, CBP, DOT/ NHTSA
Elec: FCC, CBP, FDA, CPSC
Medical Devices: CBP, FDA

15. CBP & PGA Readiness for November 1
Desk Reference Guides .
Business Process Documents
ACE Training and Deployment
Field Readiness Coordinators
Cargo Release Support Network
Cross Agency Pilots
The Business Process Documents capture current, interim, and to-be processes for cargo release and entry summary. This cargo release portion has been guided by the Cargo Release Support Network, with input from policy equities.
Supplemental reference guides will provide the field with PGA-specific policy guidance. This will be further enhanced with ACE training efforts, coordinated by the Field Readiness Coordinators.
The Business Process Documents will be further enhanced by the Cross-Agency pilots, which will identify overlapping PGA issues/authorities that occur in any one given industry. This document, and reference guides, will be updated as the pilots run.

16. Filer Transition Strategy
Trade Outreach!

17. ACE Adoption Highlights as of March 31, 2015
Software Vendors Adopting!
ACE Adoption Highlights as of March 31, 2015
Software Vendors who File Entries/Entry Summaries
Certified to file entries
55%
Certified to file entry summaries
95% ^
Entry Summary Submission Rates
Cargo Entry Submission Rates
Top 200 Filers in FY 2014
Approved to file entries in ACE
18%
Have filed an entry in ACE
33%
File > half entries in ACE
Approved to file entry summaries in ACEs
100%
Have filed an entry summary in ACE
77%
File > half entry summaries in ACE
40%
File Now!
ACE entry summary submission rate for the month of March reached an all time high of 50%.
Volume of eligible ACE entry summaries increased by 26% while volume of ES filed in ACS only grew by 14%.
ACE cargo entry submission rate for the month of March remains relatively flat at 4%.
Volume of eligible ACE cargo entry increased by 18% while volume of cargo entries in ACS grew by 21%.

18. Monitoring Progress Single Window/ACE Program Oversight:
White House/National Security Council/National Economic Council/Office of Management and Budget
Congressional Oversight Committees
Deputies Committee
Border Interagency Executive Committee
International Trade Data System Board of Directors
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Managing for Success!

19. Adopt and benefit now! Benefits to the broker community Don’t Delay!
Benefits of ACE Cargo Release Entry:
Eliminate submitting paper Form 3461 (entry document)
File shipment data prior to carrier notifying CBP of departure
Receive status updates prior to cargo arrival
No need to submit corrections through a paper form
Make corrections to cargo entry data electronically
Benefits of ACE Entry Summary:
Eliminate submitting Form 7501 (paper entry summaries)
Request ACE cargo entry certification from ACE entry summary
File Antidumping/Countervailing Duty entry summaries (Entry Type 03) using Remote Location Filing (RLF)
Process Census warning and overrides electronically through ACE
Transmit Post Summary Corrections (PSC) electronically, receive refunds quicker
Gain access to an expanded AD/CVD query
Obtain more information from the ACE Entry Summary query

20. Key Dates for Nov. 1 Readiness
Working in Partnership!
Remaining PGA IGs Finalized – May 12th
Cargo Release Process and Procedure Document – May 15th
Remaining Nov. 1 Functionality Available for Testing (i.e., in CERT) – May 20th*
Remaining Nov. 1 Functionality in Production – June 27th*
Remaining Software Vendors Certified for Cargo Release – July 10th
Nov. 1 APHIS/Non Lacey Act Functionality Available for Testing – August 10th
Nov. 1 APHIS/Non Lacey Act Functionality in Production – September 20th
PGA and Cross Agency Pilots – Ongoing; ref. Published PGA/Cross Agency Pilot Schedules
NOVEMBER 1 MANDATORY USE OF ACE FOR ELECTRONIC ENTRY AND RELATED
ENTRY SUMMARY FILINGS
* Does not include APHIS-Non/Lacey Act Functionality
ACE Filings