ACE Sections 1-12

Cargo Release Holds

"Quota Opening" process, entry summaries submitted timely and in proper form should go on manifest hold This hold will apply to entry types 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, and 52 Warehouse entry types are excluded

Classification flag recon eligible only when the following issues have been established:

Pending administration ruling (including pre-classification rulings) Protest Pending a court action

PMS

Periodic Monthly Statement

Absolute Quota

Permits a limited number of units of specified merchandise to be entered or withdrawn for consumption during a specified period Once the quantity permitted under quota is filled, no further entries or withdrawals for consumption of subject merchandise is permitted

9802 flag recon

Permits for a reduced duty treatment for the value of components manufactured in the U.S. and assembled abroad From estimates to actual figures

PSC

Post Summary Correction Allows filers to electronically correct entry summary data submitted to CBP

All Quota request records will be sorted by

Presentation Date by the minute

Type 2 Entry

Quota/Visa consumption entries Except for Classification

ACE will allow for amendments to a protest any time up until the decision is made on the protest, however, the legal requirement is the ___ ___ ______ after liquidation or re-liquidation, or a CBP decision which involves neither a liquidation or re-liquidation

180 day period

Value, Classification, and 9802 Reconciliations must be filed within __ ______ of the summary date of the oldest entry summary flagged

21 months

PSC's can be submitted within

300 days from the date of entry and up to 15 days of the scheduled liquidated date, whichever date is earlier

Transfer allotment information must be provided to CBP within ____ days of authorized release of the shipment

5

Transfer allotment should be processed within the ____ working days

5

Quota Allocation

A proration based on a comparison of the total quantity presented in relation to the quantity available

The following declaration records are currently permitted:

AM, ICS, NAFTA CO, and Non-Reimbursement Blanket Statements

AD

Accelerated Disposition Anitdumpnig

AR

Administrative Review

AM

Affidavit of Manufacturer This document is provided by the producer of the raw materials used in a finished article for which a duty preference claim is made Affidavits are not accepted from converters or agents

There are two methods of filing Reconciliation:

Aggregate and Entry-by-Entry

AMS

Agricultural Marketing Service

____________ ____ cannot be adjusted or removed in ACE through the transmission of a PSC

Agricultural fees CBP does not issue refunds for agricultural fees

The "________ ____" is the actual date that cargo conveyance arrives in Customs territory from the Manifest subsystem

Arrival Date

If all three dates are present; each Quota request records converts status to ready

Arrival date Entry summary date Valid payment or payment scheduled

In order to obtain the quota priority and establish date and time of presentation entry summary must have

Arrival date Entry summary date Valid payment or payment scheduled

ABI

Automated Broker Interface

ACH

Automated Clearing House

ACE

Automated Commercial Environment The system of record for all entry summaries

CVD

Countervailing Duties

Quota goods that exceed the prorated amount may at the importers discretion be:

Exported to another country Imported into the United States at over quota high rate of duty (tariff rate quota only) Placed in a bonded warehouse Placed in FTZ or Destroyed

ECO

Express Consignment Operators

Type 6 Entry

FTZ consumption entries Except AD/CVD

______ are required to determine the interest due and include the interest in their original payment upon filing the recon

Filers

The importation of goods into the United States, is generally a two-part process consisting of

Filing the cargo release documents necessary to determine whether merchandise may be released from U.S. CBP custody and Filing the entry summary documents that pertain to merchandise classification, duty, taxes, and fees

LPC

Licenses, Permits And Certificate

__________ _______ could be initiated if the entry summary is filed without payment, filed late, not filed at all, or other conditions of the basic importation and entry bond are not met

Liquidated damages

MID

Manufacturer Identification

NAFTA/FTA flag recon

The importer must possess a valid certificate of origin when making a NAFTA/FTA claim and present it to CBP upon request

Ad valorem rate

The percentage applied to the entered value of merchandise subject to AD/CVD

All importers are eligible for recon if they have

a valid continuous bond and a valid Reconciliation bond rider on file for each importer of record that wishes to participate

PSC acceptance for quota will set a ___ _____________ ____ if the quota is still open

new presentation date

Rejections must be returned to CBP with any additional payment (if applicable) within (2) working days from the date of rejection or a __-____ __________ ______ ____ could be issued

no-file liquidated damage case

Value flag recon

open to all value issues (assists, royalties, computed value, and any other factors affecting CBP valuation, such as indirect payments)

Filers that excessively use PSC's may be

penalized for failing to exercise reasonable care

Quota Inbox items include

pending more than 10 days, reserved, reservation expired, and failed.

The ____ can cancel the quota - does not have to be HQ

port

Quota Oversubscribes

when the demand is greater than the quota limit, i.e., if the total quantity presented at opening moment by all importers is greater than the amount of quota available

An eBond is required

where an STB is used

Quota entry summary may reflect pending status, if

all three dates are not met

Control status types and trade action conditions include

Trade and CBP

96% of all entry summaries filed are

Type 1 - Consumption Entries Type 11 - Informal Entries

UOM

Units of Measure

Revenue related PSC's are those that affect the

amount of duties, taxes, and or fees applicable to an entry of merchandise, regardless of the de Minimis rule

Flagged entry summary is also known as

an associated entry summary and an underlying entry summary

Reconciliation entry summaries may be transmitted to ____ ____ and are processed by the ______ __ __________ ___ _________

any port Centers of Excellence and Expertise

All ports may use lineless Non-ABI entry summary input for the following entry types:

01, 04, 05, 08, 11 (consolidated transactions only), 21, 22, 24, 25, and 31

The only permissible changes to entry types that can be made via a PSC are a change from entry type

01 to 03, and a change from entry type 03 to 01

Only the following entry types are eligible to be filed RLF:

01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 34, 38, 51, and 52 RLF entries may be filed at all Ports of Entry

Commerce's authority to suspend entries retroactively for AD/CVD is limited to those entries made on or after the later of:

1. 90 days before the effective date the suspension of liquidation was first ordered or 2. The date on which the determination to initiate the investigation is published in the Federal Register

Double Flagging

An entry can be flagged for "OTHER" and "FTA"

AFR

Application for Further Review

Agency values are

CBP or USDA

If documents are submitted via DIS, the filer MUST notify

CBP that the documents are in DIS and ready for review This notification may be in the form of an email or a written letter in paper form

ACE is used by

CBP, Trade, and PGAs

CRF

Case Reference File

The ______ _______________ are the first point of contact for the trade community when it relates to automating their systems for interactions with CBP, system-related problems after automation and any questions on transmitting data to CBP

Client Representatives

CBPO

Customs Officer

CBP

Customs and Border Protection

Once ACE accepts the transmission, the control status remains in Trade control and the filer can

Delete the entry summary record Remove the entry summary from a daily statement or Reschedule the entry summary on a future daily statement until the entry summary is in CBP control

DIS

Document Image System

All TIB entries are deemed to be "______ ___________ ___ ________" at the time of release unless designated otherwise

Export Examination Not Required

The entry Summary date and time of presentation is based on

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

AE

Entry Summary

Warehouse Withdrawal Entry Summaries

Entry Type 31, 32, 34 and 38

A Reconciliation claim can only be made on entry types:

Entry type 01 Entry type 02 Entry type 06

_____-__-_____ _____/___ interest will accrue from the date which the claim for NAFTA/FTA eligibility is made (Reconciliation entry summary) to the date of liquidation or re-liquidation of the recon

Entry-by-Entry NAFTA/FTA

The following capabilities are available in ACE for the processing of type 23-TIB Entries:

Expiration Notice, Extensions, Closures

FTZ

Foreign trade Zone

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

Type 1 Entry

Free and dutiable formal consumption entry Generally filed for commercial shipments and are supported by a surety bond to ensure compliance and payment of duties, taxes, and fees

Only __ _____ can approve transfer requests

HQ Quota

HTSUS

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

ICS

Importer Certifying Statement

Data elements that cannot be changed for any entry type:

Importer of Record Port of Entry Live entry indicator NAFTA Indicator Indicator for specific special programs PMS Date of Entry

Brokers with an ACE Portal account may create declaration records for their non- portal accounts; however, brokers whose clients have an importer portal account may not create declaration records on behalf of those clients

In these cases, the importer must grant access to the broker as a "user"

Type 11 Entry

Informal entry Typically low-value commercial and personal imports entered into the U.S. for consumption In general, valued at $2,500 or less unless the goods are subject to import restrictions for which other rules apply

________ accrues on all recons that involve monetary adjustments, whether they are increases or decreases in duties, taxes, and fees

Interest

ITC

International Trade Commission

MPF

Merchandise Processing Fee

MOT

Mode of Transportation

In order for a filer to submit a PSC, the original entry summary or previously filed PSC must meet the following criteria:

Must be in accepted status Cannot be under a CBP review Must be in CBP control Must be fully paid Cannot be liquidated

Liquidation may be extended except for _____ ______

NAFTA recons

NRBS

Non-Reimbursement Blanket Statements Up to 50 case numbers can be included in an NRBS record The time period for a NRBS record or certificate is 12 months, or the administrative review period, whichever is longer

Commerce generally updates the CRF's AD/CVD Company events tab to reflect "company deactivated" under the following circumstances:

Nonmarket economy AD proceeding Market economy (AD and CVD) and non-market economy (AD and CVD) proceeding Market economy (AD and CVD) and non-market economy (AD and CVD) new shipper reviews

NAFTA/CO

North American Free Trade Agreement/Certificate of Origin Must be signed by the exporter or his agent

PGA

Partner Government Agency

CBP Status

The entry summary has been accepted in ACE and has been fully paid or on statement

Reconciliation is commonly known as _____.

Recon

There are no extensions allowed on the deadlines for filing a ______________

Reconciliation

RLF

Remote Location Filing

STB

Single Transaction Bond

Trade Status

The entry summary has been accepted in ACE and has not been paid

STA

Statistical Quota.

Type 23 Entry

TIB entry

Quota Types

TRQ, TPL, STA

TECRO/AIT Carnet

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office/American Institute in Taiwan Carnet

TPL

Tariff Preference Level/Quota

TRQ

Tariff Rate Quota

TIB

Temporary Importation under Bond

Filers can request an Accelerated Liquidation Request via an ABI indicator requesting the PSC to be reviewed and processed in the weekly liquidation cycle

This indicator is usually used for a refund request less than $20.00 (de Minimis) Exemption: AD/CVD CBP shall process this request within 60 calendar days

Opening a Validation Activity

This is a statement by an importer to declare that they qualify for a FTA or tariff preference program This is not a requirement of entry, but can be posted to the ACE portal to cover multiple shipments of identical goods over a period of time, not to exceed 12 months

There are four issues that could be flagged on an entry summary for Reconciliation

Value Classification 9802 NAFTA/FTA

_________ __________ _____ _________will not have an arrival date

Warehouse Withdrawal Entry Summaries

Nonmarket economy AD proceeding

When Commerce issues a final result of administrative review that a company is no longer entitled to separate rate status, and therefore becomes part of the country-wide entity When Commerce issues a final results of administrative review that an exporter that previously was part of an exporter/producer combination separate rate is entitled to an exporter separate rate (meaning the rate is applicable to the exporter regardless of what company manufactured the merchandise)

Market economy (AD and CVD) and non-market economy (AD and CVD) new shipper reviews

When Commerce issues a final results of new shipper review finding that the new shipper's sales were not bona fide, or when Commerce rescinds a new shipper review

Market economy (AD and CVD) and non-market economy (AD and CVD) proceeding

When Commerce makes an affirmative successor-in-interest determination

TIB Extensions that are requested by the Trade filers will

automatically be accepted in ACE, but CBP will have the ability to deny an extension as necessary

As long as the error, mistake of fact, or other inadvertence is _______ to the importer, then a protest is the proper mechanism

adverse

The calculation of liquidated damages for an anticipatory breach includes

all duties plus the MPF Fees The amount is two times or 110 percent of what would have been applicable to the entry had an entry for consumption been filed, with the exception of non-conforming vehicles, which is three times the value of the vehicles

The protest filer must submit the request for Accelerated Disposition via _________ __ __________ ____ with the Center/Port Director with whom the protest was filed

certified or registered mail

Aggregate interest will be calculated from the ______ _____ of the period covered to the ______ ____ of the aggregate recon

middle point filing date

Entry-by-Entry overpayments interest accrues from the date duties are _________ on the entry to the date of __-___________ of the Recon

deposited re--liquidation

When goods have been exported, proof of export documents may be submitted

either via paper documents to a port or center or via DIS

If the entry summary is liquidated, the filer's options are to

file a prior disclosure or protest

Quota is based on _____ ____, _____ ____ and to establish quota priority the trade is advised to certify from summary for ________ _____ and when quota is threshold and/or close to filling

first come, first serve absolute quota

Quota Allocated

from the Quota Limit to a Quota request, quota allocated is the sum of all of the region allocated quantities from the Quota region table

If additional payment is owed after initial payment was paid,

he filer must submit payment by check

Non-revenue changes are those that pertain to

information that must be provided in the entry summary, such as: Country of origin Quantity of the merchandise Description of that merchandise Value of the merchandise

Reconciliation filing allows CBP to

issue one refund or one bill for all qualifying entries, rather than issuing individual checks for each associated entry

An entry summary cannot be cancelled once

it has been liquidated

If the rejected entry summary is received after (2) working days from the date of rejection, a ____-____ __________ ______ ____could be issued

late-file liquidated damage case

Company

may refer to a single company (or group-entity) designated as an exporter, a producer, or a specific producer/exporter combo

The latest of three date and times determines the _____ ________

quota priority

Entry-by-Entry underpayments interest accrues from the date the original duties are ________ __ __ __________ to the date the recon is _____ _____ ________

required to be deposited filed with payment

LPC/Visa/eCERT/Quota requirements are driven by

the HTS, country, and/or textile category depending on the circumstance

ACE calculates the duty amount owed based on

the entered value and ad valorem rate input

If payment was made on the entry summary prior to the cancellation request and the entry summary is not liquidated,

the filer should request an administrative refund

Upon submission of payment of the anticipatory breach,

the importer has waived his right to receive a notice of claim for liquidated damages and will not have the right to petition for a mitigated amount

When cancelling a blanket certificate,

the importer must file a prior disclosure to pay the duties and fees due on the subject goods

Quota presentation date is based on the date

the payment was scheduled (transaction done) and not the day that it will actually be paid

Transfer quantity may only be allotted to

the same importer

When the protest of a liquidation is submitted by the importer or filer to tender additional duties, taxes, or fees owed to CBP, the protest will be denied if

the submission is not within CBP's ninety day (90) voluntary re-liquidation period

Quota Limit

the sum of region minimum access quantity and region maximum quantity

Time of presentation refers to

the time of physical delivery or ACE transmission for consumption with duties attached or scheduled for payment of duties via the ACH

TIB's may be extended for not more than

two further periods of 1 year each

If the quota is not open the commodities must be entered

under the high HTS rate placed in a warehouse re-exported or destroyed

Customs brokers must possess a _____ ________ ______ when filing an RLF

valid national permit

Liquidations will process ______, with entry summaries liquidating every ______

weekly Friday

Apportioned Quota

when a filer request an excess from the total quota remaining and the filer will be granted the amount left and/or when two or more filers request the full quota remaining at the same time and it will be split in equal quantity for both filers

Quota Query

will provide a status of allocated quota at the time of query, but will not include unprocessed quota or quota pending allocation