(US Customs and Border Protection)
With the
successful deployment of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) trade processing system at Oroville, Washington, this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP) today announced the completion of ACE
installations at ports in western Washington. A pilot of the ACE Secure Data Portal and the first ever electronic manifest (e-Manifest) capability for trucks was completed in Blaine, Washington, on April 14,
2005, clearing the way for ACE to be rolled out to additional ports. The ports at Sumas, Lynden, and Point Roberts in western Washington were launched in late April.
In the next few months, ACE is
scheduled to be deployed at ports near select hub cities, including Douglas, Arizona, and Detroit, Michigan.
Truck carriers are encouraged to begin to establish ACE truck carrier accounts as soon as
possible to ensure smooth border operations when electronic manifest capabilities are eventually mandated at all ports. To date, more than 100 carriers have established ACE accounts, bringing the total
number of ACE importer, broker, and carrier accounts to more than 500.
ACE Secure Data Portal
The ACE Secure Data Portal is essentially a customized computer screen similar to a Website
home page that connects CBP and the trade community by providing a single, centralized, on-line access point for communications and information. The portal enables information to be pulled from multiple
systems throughout CBP into a single, integrated system.
Through the development of tools such as the portal, ACE will provide unprecedented integration of data and communication abilities among CBP,
the trade community, and eventually other federal agencies, helping government reduce paper-based transactions. New system-wide enhancements to the ACE Secure Data Portal were launched on May 28, 2005, to
improve portal navigation, enhance editing/reporting abilities, and improve CBP screening and targeting features.
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