Question: Has anyone been utilizing the ACE Portal to obtain/verify MID codes? We have unsuccessful in obtaining a MID by using the “Name” option. Does the name option work? Does it work only if a MID has been established by a CHB in ABI? Do we have to have an exact match to what may […]
Question: I recently took over as the ACE Trade Account Owner for my company, an ISA participant, and discovered that we have a CBP employee listed in the contact section with a UserID for account access. I would like to ask the membership if it is common practice for ISA participants to provide CBP […]
Question: Our company was bought by a Holding Company and now we are 1 of 6 subsidiaries. Some of the companies use AESDirect to file their EEI and some use their broker or common courier portal to file per shipment. I have been tasked with learning about ACE/AES and have a couple of questions: With […]
Question: As I am pulling reports out of ACE (Entry Summary report – AD001), I notice that the download will provide the name of the carrier but will not provide the Bill of Lading information. Having this BL info is key to tying the cost of the entry to a specific purchase order number. Is […]
Question: Can anyone tell me the new data fields required for ACE that are not in ACS? I know the ACE record layout for communicating is totally different but what fields are different. ============ Answer: See documents linked below http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Copy-of-ACS-EI-to-ACE-AE-Record-Layout-Cross-Reference.xlsx http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ACE-ABI-CATAIR.doc http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ACE-features-compared-with-ABI.docx
Question: Can someone please tell me the ACE report number for ISF compliance data? I could not find it in the report directory. ************ Answers: Instead of clicking on the Accounts tab to click on Reports to access the regular ACE reporting feature, click on the References tab. On this page you can click Launch […]
Question: Is anyone doing electronic 7512’s for export through ACE? If so, can you do it directly in ACE as an exporter or do you need some type of ABI Compatible Software for the interface. *********** Answers: All electronic 7512s must be filed in ACE, and yes, you need ABI software in order to do […]
Question: Can the membership please advise which ACE report shows that duties have been paid for an entry? *********** Answers: Depends on how you pay your entries… but if you are on ACH/PMS you can use report AR-007. ************* None of the pre-made formats in ACE will show it. I had someone from the Trade […]
Question: I’d like to ask the membership how to handle reconciliation entries (type 9) that are filed in ACE via one broker but actual reconciliation is handled by another broker. Does the Importer/original filing broker and Broker handling reconciliation all have access to information via ACE? ========== Answer: In ACE, the importer has access to […]
Question: We are not currently in ACE but we are hearing from our Customs Broker that manufacturer information as well as supplier data are required fields in ACE. We, and I’m sure others, purchase from resellers / distributors who will under no circumstances provide their supplier / manufacturer information. How are other companies handling this […]
Question: We are not currently in ACE but we are hearing from our Customs Broker that manufacturer information as well as supplier data are required fields in ACE. We, and I’m sure others, purchase from resellers / distributors who will under no circumstances provide their supplier / manufacturer information. How are other companies handling this […]
Question: Can anyone in the membership provide a complete list of all of the available query/report objects available to importers in ACE? I am attempting to modify a report (as a trade account owner with full access) to include “Import Date” field (box 11 from 7501), however I cannot locate this object in the vast […]
