Effective November 4, 2013, US Customs has made changes to the Simplified Entry pilot program which launched in 2011:
- CBP has changed the name of the program to “ACE Cargo Release Test” to reflect the addition of enhance functionality for:
- automated corrections and cancellations
- split shipments
- in-bond cargo
- quantity less than full manifested bill quantity (if no in-bond)
- CBP has loosened the program’s eligibility so that direct filing importers and customs brokers no longer need to be participants in the C-TPAT program
- The program is now open to all eligible participants for an indefinite period, up from a 14-day period
- CBP has added 3 new data elements to be filed in ACE Cargo Release: Port of Entry, In-Bond (if applicable) and Bill Quantity