ACE Reports, AESDirect and Exports: What You Need To

ACE Reports, AESDirect and
Exports: What You Need To Know
Theresa L. Gordon
Trade Ombudsman
International Trade Management Division
August 8, 2016
Today’s Topics
 FTR Rewrite
 Transition of AESDirect to ACE
FTR Rewrite
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
• Published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2016
https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-05047
• Two new data elements
• Addresses transition to the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE)
• Accommodates electronic manifest
• New and improved definitions
Original ITN
[FTR 30.6(c)(3)]
 The ITN associated with a previously filed
shipment that is replaced or divided and for
which additional shipment(s) must be filed.
 Use in scenarios such as, but not limited to:
 Shipments divided while in transit
 Sold en route shipments
 Shipments split by the carrier where succeeding parts are not
exported in the timeframes in §30.28
Used Electronics Indicator
[FTR 30.6(b)(18)]
 Definition
Various electronic equipment, products and associated
accessories including consumer electronics and
information technology equipment that are no longer in
new packaging and have been given away or sold to be
recycled, resold, reused, refurbished, repaired or disposed.
 AESTIR Appendix X
List of 143 HTS/Schedule B classification codes provided
on www.census.gov/trade
AES Certification Revisions
[FTR 30.2(c)]
Clarifying ACE transition:
 Explanation of ACE Exporter
Account application
 Explanation of Letter of Intent for
some types of filers
 No longer required to take a
certification quiz to register to file
in AESDirect (in ACE)
Split Shipments
[FTR 30.28]
A shipment booked for export that is divided by the
carrier in two or more shipments by the same
mode of transportation from the same port within
the timeframes listed below.
24 hours:
 Vessel cargo
7 days:
 Air cargo
 Truck cargo
 Rail cargo
Additional Changes
 Proposed to be added:
 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
 Domestic goods
 Foreign goods
 Requirement for the agent to provide date of
export and ITN in routed export transaction
What’s Next?
The 60 day comment period ended May 9th and
the Trade Regulations Branch (TRB) is:
 Reviewing all comments
 Discussing comments with appropriate federal agencies
 Obtaining concurrence from the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State
 Responding to all comments
 Ultimately TRB will issue and implement the Final Rule
TARGET: Early Winter
Transition of AESDirect to ACE
 Export Accounts & Export Reports deployed in
ACE June 27, 2015
 Existing Importer Accounts
 Add Exporter Role
 New Exporter Accounts
 Register to access AESDirect in ACE
 Require vetting for export reports authorization
Export Reports
 AES-201
 Filer Transactions
 AES-202
 USPPI Transactions
 AES-203
 USPPI Agent-Filed
Routed Transactions
Export Reports
 Three ACE Export Reports are available:
 Filers can view all information they have filed
 USPPIs can view
 All information filed where their EIN is listed as the USPPI ID
 Those elements they provided for Routed Export
Transactions
 Free with no limitation on how often you can
obtain them
 Data available for 5 years plus current year
 On demand and scheduled reports available with
customizable features
Transition of AESDirect to ACE
 November 30, 2015:
AESDirect deployed in ACE (at-will transition period)
 February 29 – April 25, 2016:
Legacy AESDirect Portal/AESPcLink transition
 April 30, 2016:
Weblink/Bulk Upload transition period ended
 May 20, 2016:
EDI/VPN/SFTP transition period ended
 May 20, 2016:
Legacy AESDirect offline
Transition of AESDirect to ACE
 AESDirect Statistics
 18k+ companies, 36k+ filers, 160k+ USPPIs
 Over 3 million shipments processed to date
 More than 30k shipments created each week day
 User Feedback
 Customer Service Roles
 CBP – ACE Service Desk
 Census – ITMD Call Center
 AES Downtime Policy remains the same
Outreach and Training
 ACE Accounts and Reports Webinar
 ACE Portal Filing Webinar
 Multiple Q&A sessions are available
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/outreach/index.html
Outreach and Training
 Educational Videos – Using the ACE Secure Data Portal
 How to Request a New Account
 Requesting an ACE Portal Exporter Account for Existing
Users
 Requesting Access to EIN data for ACE Export Accounts
 http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/gettingstarted/using-ace-secure-data-portal
CONTACT INFORMATION
 General questions about AES and AESDirect
 Data Collection Branch
1-800-549-0595 option 1
askaes@census.gov
 General questions about vetting process & COA
 Trade Outreach Branch
1-800-549-0595 option 5
exportreports@census.gov
 Technical questions about ACE Accounts and Reports
 CBP Account Service Desk
1-866-530-4172, option 1, then option 2
ACE.Support@cbp.dhs.gov