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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a schedule for completing core trade processing capabilities in its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by the end of calendar year 2016. ACE consolidates, automates, and modernizes border processing and when complete, will provide a single access point to connect the trade community with CBP and partner government agencies.
CBP also announced three dates when certain functions will be mandatory:
･ May 1, 2015: All electronic import and export manifest data must be transmitted via ACE.
･ November 1, 2015: All data associated with the release of cargo, including PGA interactions, must be transmitted via ACE.
･ October 1, 2016: Mandated use of ACE.
