CBP, Simplified Entry Filers Taking on Additional Volume as Part of Pilot
CBP and Simplified Entry (SE) pilot participants started on June 25 a two week period of testing additional volume through the system, said CBP in its ACE Trade Account Owner update for June. The update includes articles on the transition to Rail and Sea Manifest, an update on Simplified Entry, responding to CBP Forms through the ACE Portal, access to the Shared Reports folder, keeping Entry Banks up to date, and clarification on using the In-bond Authorization functionality.
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The initial evaluation of the SE pilot will take place in 60 to 90 days and provide CBP and the pilot participants time to assess the pilot and to identify the next steps for expansion of Simplified Entry. So far, seven of nine participants have filed with SE. They are: A.N. Deringer, Expeditors, FedEx Trade Networks, Janel Group of New York, Kuehne & Nagel, Inc., Page & Jones, Inc. and UPS. CBP has said FH Kaysing, and Livingston International will begin filing Simplified Entries as capabilities allow.
(See ITT's Online Archives 12060516 for summary of the beginning of the pilot. See ITT's Online Archives 11110918 for summary of the Federal Register notice describing the pilot -- FR Pub 11/09/11).
Trade Questions
The update also include answers to trade questions. They are:
- Q- For de minimus, how can trade identify original paid amounts versus Post Summary Correction (PSC) amounts in ACE reports?
- A-Trade can run ESM-7008 modified to drag in estimated and paid amounts. In the example below, a PSC was submitted to increase MPF. The paid amounts reflect the collected ($144.26) and the estimated amounts ($144.81) reflect the changes transmitted in the PSC. Importers can run the AM-100 to verify the liquidated amounts. For de minimus, the summary liquidates at the original collected/paid amounts.
- Q-What report can I run to determine if there are any outstanding flagged entries that have yet to be closed out for Reconciliation?
- A-You can run the ACE AM-068 report and review the “NAFTA Recon Ind” and “Other Recon Ind” columns. If there are numbers in these columns the entry was flagged for either NAFTA or Other Reconciliation. For NAFTA Reconciliations, when the Recon Entry is filed the code changes from a “1” to a “2.” For Other Reconciliations, the code changes from a “0” in the second position to a “2.” Code 001 is for a Value Reconciliation. When the Reconciliation entry is filed the code changes from “001” to “021.” However, CBP is advising report users NOT to rely on the accuracy of the reconciliation flags in ACE reports and to rely on their internal records to ensure all flagged entries are accounted for.
- Q-Do ACE Cargo Entry reports include all entries?
- A-Cargo Entry reports exclude rail Line Release, Border Release Advance Screening and Selectivity (BRASS), Free and Secure Trade (FAST) entries and Simplified Entries.