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ACE (Automated
Commercial Environment) Overview for Truck
Carriers – Mandatory Electronic Manifests
On October 27, 2006, the first of a series of Federal Register Notices (FRN)
was published announcing that electronic manifests (e-Manifests) will be required
to be submitted to CBP prior to a trucks arrival at specific land border crossings.
The requirement to submit e-Manifests at the initial ports will be implemented
90 days from the date of publication of the mandatory e-Manifest notice. An aggressive
roll-out schedule is planned to make e-Manifests mandatory at all land border
crossings by the end of 2007.
Truck carriers will be able to file an e-Manifest
through the ACE Secure Data Portal or by utilizing
the services of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) tested solution provider. Carriers may opt to
use another party to file the e-Manifest on their behalf,
such as Customs brokers, border processing centers,
other carriers, etc.
Additional ACE Benefits for Truck Carriers
- Reduce processing times at ports and increase likelihood
that trucks will be released at the primary booth
- Store conveyance, crew, equipment, shipper and
consignee information in an account, thus reducing
the amount of information submitted with each crossing
- Track the status of crew, conveyances, equipment,
and shipments, i.e. note they have arrived, are being
held, or have been released
- Ability to request in-bond moves directly from
the manifest
- Report the arrival of in-bond freight via ACE when
the shipments arrive at their US destination
- Send copies of the shipment records to the Customs
broker
- Receive "entry on file" messages
in ACE when the Customs broker files entries
- Create customizable reports to evaluate and identify
compliance issues and risks
Planned ACE Features for Truck Carriers
- Third parties will be able to file manifests through
the ACE Secure Data Portal
Additional Information
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