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Documents

    • ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary | Guidance

      ACE ABI CATAIR error dictionary for ACE entry summaries. This page provides the message formats and technical specifications necessary to electronically transmit data to CBP's automated systems.

    • ACE Air CAMIR Appendix A: Codes | Guidance

      This document provides the message formats and technical specifications necessary to electronically transmit data to CBP's automated systems.

    • ACE Development and Deployment Schedule | Guidance

      U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintains a notional development and deployment schedule (Dev/Dep schedule) of planned ACE enhancements. This schedule reflects those enhancements that have been prioritized and funded, and that CBP has begun developing. This is a notional schedule, and it is...

    • ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update | Guidance

      This ACE CATAIR guidance document provides record formats and processing instructions to submit entry summary and related information to ACE.

    • ABI Software Vendors List | Guidance

      This document provides a list of Software Vendors who are certified to submit transactions to CBP via the Automated Broker Interface (ABI). This document further specifies what functions vendors are certified to file ABI transactions. This page provides the message formats and technical...

    • ACE Export Manifest Appendix J | Guidance

      Date in Certification: 06/29/2022 Date in Production: 06/30/2022 This page provides the message formats and technical specifications necessary to electronically transmit data to CBP's automated systems. This document is being posted to this portal to provide stakeholders with useful information.

    • Sea AMS Data Processing Services | Guidance

      This page provides the message formats and technical specifications necessary to electronically transmit data to CBP's automated systems.

    • CSMS Archive | Guidance

      CSMS Archive (2011-present) Once the file is open, use the CTRL + F function to key word search for the message title or CSMS number, and then click on the message title to view the message.