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CBP and Trade Automated

Interface Requirements

Introduction to Entry Processing

April 2011

Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements

April 2011 Introduction i-

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to specify the procedures to be followed by importing trade community members who want to automate their entry processing.

The Automated Broker Interface (ABI) of the Automated Commercial System (ACS) permits trade participants to interface directly with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data Center in order to transmit entry data on imported merchandise.

This document provides the basic technical specifications and record formatting rules needed for participation in ABI of ACS.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), trade community, and other U.S. Government agencies benefit from ACS.

 It allows CBP to collect more complete and accurate data, thus providing more control over merchandise entering the United States.

 Statistical data is quickly compiled and disseminated to other U.S. Government agencies including the Bureau of the Census, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Fish and Wildlife Service.

 An entry filer can submit entry/entry summary data electronically through ACS. Based on the data provided, CBP verifies the accuracy of the duties/taxes/fees calculated by the filer. If the entry/ entry summary data is incorrect or if certain data is missing, the user is then able to correct it electronically. ACS speeds up the entry processing, thus permitting merchandise to be released earlier.

 ACS permits statement processing which allows filers to pay multiple ABI entry summaries with one check or payment transaction. Statement filers can participate in the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) which allows electronic payment of CBP fees, duties, and taxes.

 Since ACS provides two-way communication between the user and CBP, the entry filer is able to query various automated reference files.

Users are responsible for developing or acquiring the software necessary to support the functional aspects of ACS, including the preparation and printing of required forms (CBP Forms 3461, Entry, and 7501, Entry Summary). It is an interface requirement that participants' systems must contain complete edits and verification logic to ensure data accuracy and completeness. The system must also contain a complete tariff number database. The data is then extracted and formatted according to the specifications contained in this document and transmitted to the CBP Data Center.