Implementing the Single Window through the

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

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ACE - The IT Foundation for the Single Window

ACE will automate trade processing and data collection for 47 federal agencies

Increased USDA food seizures 30-foldAutomated processes saving CBP $46M/year

Enhances agency enforcement missions through trade targeting and risk segmentation

Reduces U.S. supply chain transaction costs

Streamlines interagency processing through collaboration and less paperwork

Strengthens the global supply chain to protect U.S. interests and enhance prosperity

Supports U.S. manufacturing growth by facilitating exports

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33% faster truck processing Up to 76% duties/fees paid interest free via ACE

Eight agencies receiving automated data via ACE

Pre-arrival data linked and available in ACE

Participating ocean carriers saving $900K/year in reduced courier costs

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Opportunities from The Single Window

Single Window benefits

Data available to agencies more quickly, allowing for better identification of dangerous or prohibited shipments

Automated PGA interactions reduce paper and enable near-real time decision making by Government authorities

Makes it easier for industry to comply with government regulations

Reduced costs for Government and industry

Three enablers provide the means for PGA participation in ACE:

Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set - Single, harmonized data set to be collected electronically from industry by CBP on behalf of PGAs

Interoperability Web Service (IWS) - Pipeline to transfer data between CBP and PGAs

Document Image System (DIS) – Mechanism for industry to supply electronic documents needed during the cargo import and export processes

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Single Window Support and Oversight

Executive Order signed February 19, 2014 – Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America’s Businesses

Directs 47 U.S. federal agencies with a role in trade to complete development of an electronic “Single Window” by December 2016.

Border Interagency Executive Council (BIEC) expanding scope to all agencies with a border interest.

National Security Staff plans to hold quarterly Interagency Policy Committee meetings to review Executive Order progress.

The ITDS Board of Directors continues to provide executive leadership and direction and work with PGAs on automation.

The ACE Executive Steering Committee, comprised of DHS and CBP executives, provides governance, oversight, and guidance to the ACE Program to ensure successful development and operation.

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Mandatory Dates for ACE

The following mandatory ACE participation dates pertain to the trade community.

May 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for all electronic manifest filing – Electronic export and import cargo manifest functionality related to all modes of transportation will be implemented in ACE

November 1, 2015: Mandatory use of ACE for all electronic cargo release and related entry summary filing - All data associated with the release of imported cargo from the government’s custody, including data related to PGA interactions and their associated entry summaries must be transmitted by the trade via ACE.

October 1, 2016: Mandatory use of ACE for all remaining electronic portions of the CBP cargo process – All electronic trade processing must be done via ACE. This includes processes such as Drawback and Protest.

In order to achieve these dates, PGAs must determine when their supporting data processing systems and business processes must be changed.

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Single Window Implementation Plan Phase 1 (BY APRIL 30, 2014): Initial capability (to be further defined/detailed in agencies’ specific plans).  

o Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) GREENo Customs and Border Protection (CBP) GREENo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) GREENo Census Bureau (Census) GREENo Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) GREENo Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GREENo Federal Communications Commission (FCC) GREENo Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) GREENo Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) GREENo Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) GREEN

  Phase 2: Expanded import and export capability (to be further defined/detailed in agencies’ specific plans).  

July 4, 2015 o Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) o Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) o Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) o Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) o Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) o Food and Agricultural Service (FAS) o Food and Drug Administration (FDA) o Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) o Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)o National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA)o National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)o Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA)o Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

  July 1, 2016o All remaining U.S. Government entities that require submissions for the importation and exportation of cargo.

  Phase 3 (BY DECEMBER 31, 2016): Full import and export capability. The U.S. Government shall use the ITDS as the primary means

of receiving from users the standard set of electronic data and other relevant documentation required for the release of imported cargo and clearance of cargo for export.

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