CSMS & Rulings

CBP announces a scheduled ACE certification environment maintenance window on July 29, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.

CBP announced implementation of a new e214 error code for Post Admission Corrections in ACE, along with an updated ACE Appendix P (FTZ Admission Error Codes) reflecting added and removed error codes.

CBP announced that the CPSC Implementation Guide and PGA Flag Enforcement Table documents have been moved from the draft/future capabilities section to the official PGA Message Set Documents section on CBP.gov's CATAIR page.

CBP announced a scheduled ACE production standard invasive maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, July 25, 2026 to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, July 26, 2026.

CBP announced additional ACE implementation guide updates, including draft CATAIR Entry Summary Query and Error Dictionary documents, supporting the Entry Type 13 test for U.S. Mail Processing.

CBP announces an ACE Certification environment extended invasive maintenance window scheduled for July 22, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET.

CBP announces deployment of the Entry Type 13 Test for U.S. Mail Processing in ACE, to be available in CERT on July 24, 2026 and PROD on September 22, 2026, implementing a new entry type and related EDI updates for USPS international mail shipment data, with associated CATAIR and implementation guides.

CBP announces a new ACE validation deploying July 18, 2026 for import adjustment offsets related to Section 232 duties on automobile and medium/heavy-duty vehicle parts, with updates to the ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary adding new error codes for auto part credit processing.

CBP announced an update to the ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary adding a new error code F875 for importers deemed inactive for entry purposes, deployed to CERT and PROD environments in mid-2026.

CBP announces a scheduled standard invasive maintenance window for the ACE production system from 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 18, 2026, to 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 19, 2026.

CBP provides guidance and ACE reporting instructions for new Section 232 requirements to report the countries of smelt and cast on certain copper article imports, effective July 30, 2026, including new CATAIR data elements and error codes.

CBP announces a standard invasive maintenance window for the ACE Certification environment on July 15, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.

CBP announces that on July 16, 2026, a new 'Inactive for Entry Purposes' status will deploy in ACE, automatically deactivating Importer of Record accounts that have not filed an entry within 366 days per 19 CFR 24.5(e), affecting entry-related transactions but not other ACE business functions.

CBP announced that an updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule has been posted to CBP.gov/ACE, noting the schedule is notional and subject to change.

CBP announces a quarterly update to the PGA Error Code Dictionary, adding new error codes and updating descriptions for various PGA program codes such as DEA and FDA.

CBP announces a new fatal error (F60D) in the ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary requiring a USDA agricultural license type 14 in the 52-record for certain sugar and dairy program HTS lines, deploying to CERT and PROD on May 30, 2026.

CBP updated the deployment date for AD/CVD Case Information Query enhancements to the CERT environment to June 4, 2026, with production deployment scheduled for July 9, 2026.

CBP announced an update to the ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary V47, renaming error 613 from 'HTS RELATIONSHIP/SEQUENCE MISMATCH' to 'HTS RELATIONSHIP MISMATCH', with deployment to CERT and PROD environments on May 28, 2026.

CBP announces a scheduled ACE production standard invasive maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, May 30, 2026 to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, May 31, 2026.

CBP announced a brief ACE EDI system outage from 4:45 to 5:15 ET to address performance issues, affecting all manifest modes including Truck, In-bond, and Entry Summary.