On July 27, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #17-000423 announcing an updated release schedule for the ACE post release capabilities, including liquidation (excluding the already deployed Notice of Liquidation), reconciliation, drawback, duty deferral, statements, collections, and the Automated Surety Interface (ASI).

After thorough testing, CBP has decided upon a staggered deployment approach to meet the needs of each capability. According to the notice, “Developers are working software changes that will allow ACE deployment of these post release capabilities, while also ensuring that they continue to interface seamlessly with collections in the legacy system.”

Currently the deployments are being scheduled as follows:

• September 16, 2017 – Duty Deferral, e214 (electronic Foreign Trade Zone admissions), and Manufacturer ID Creation
• December 16, 2017 – Statements
• February 4, 2018 – Reconciliation, ACE Core Drawback and Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) Drawback, Liquidation, and Automated Surety Interface (ASI)

The CSMS can be accessed at:

https://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=22826&page=&srch_argv=&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby=