In a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) published on March 18, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it had updated the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System (DIS) Implementation Guide.
This update added new document label codes for the reauthorized Preferential Trade Legislative (PTL) programs: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Haiti Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE), and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP).
CSMS #68083213 can be found here:
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-40ede0d?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
The updated implementation guide can be found here:
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/ace_dis_xml_implementation_guide_508.pdf

