On February 8, 2016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #16-00093 announcing an updated timeline for Entries (Cargo Release), Entry Summaries, and Partnering Government Agencies (PGA) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

While the legacy Automated Commercial System (ACS) will not be turned off on February 28, 2016 for entries that are part of the initial ACE implementation, CBP has advised they will give priority to ACE entries and will also be performing maintenance on ACS during peak hours which could cause delays.  Beginning March 31, 2016, however, certain functions of ACS will be turned off and ACE will be required for certain types of entries, and under those types, a limited subset of PGA data. The revised dates for the remaining entry types and PGA’s are provided in the CSMS.

To see the full timeline and to read the full message from CBP, please refer to the link here