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ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
Effective September 29, 2012

The transition to ACE for all rail and sea manifest processing has begun. Effective September 29, 2012, ACE will be the only approved system for transmitting required advance rail and sea cargo information and ABI in-bond transactions to CBP.

- ACE e-Manifest: Rail & Sea (M1) – In-Bond Questions and Answers
- 10/01/2012

Questions and Answers related to major M1 in-bond issues of interest to in-bond filers and users of in-bond data.
ACE e-Manifest: Rail & Sea (M1) – In-Bond Questions and Answers - pdf versionpdf - 68 KB.
- ACE- e-Manifest: Rail & Sea (M1) – 2 Week Countdown Notice
- 09/19/2012

In less than 2 weeks, ACE will be the only approved EDI for transmitting required advance rail and sea cargo information and ABI in-bond transactions to CBP. The deadline for trade migration is September 29, 2012.
ACE- e-Manifest: Rail & Sea (M1) – 2 Week Countdown Notice - pdf versionpdf - 20 KB.
- Create and Maintain Ocean Conveyances
- 08/02/2012

Provides instructions on creating, maintaining and viewing ocean conveyance records via the ACE Portal.
Create and Maintain Ocean Conveyances - pdf versionpdf - 476 KB.
- ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1) - Now is the Time to Get On Board!
- 06/20/2012

On June 13 and 14, CBP hosted two webinars for the ocean and rail carrier community, highlighting the steps necessary to begin using ACE rail and sea manifest and the necessity to begin the process sooner rather than later. A recording of the webinar is available online.

- e-Manifest: Rail & Sea (M1) Webinarfeatured see also (offsite link)
06/22/2012

On June 13 and 14, CBP hosted two webinars for the ocean and rail carrier community, highlighting the steps necessary to begin using ACE rail and sea manifest and the necessity to begin the process sooner rather than later.
- Coast Guard and CBP Move Forward with ACE
- 06/28/2012
Coast Guard and CBP Move Forward with ACE - doc versiondoc - 108 KB.
- Trade Preparation Required: AMS Decommissioning for Rail and Sea Manifests
- 06/04/2012
Trade Preparation Required: AMS Decommissioning for Rail and Sea Manifests - pdf versionpdf - 92 KB.
- e-Manifest: Rail and Sea Information Notice
- 05/30/2012

Information Notice: e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
May 30, 2012
Provides information on new functionality available to trade uses with the deployment of e-Manifest: Rail and Sea.
e-Manifest:  Rail and Sea Information Notice - pdf versionpdf - 203 KB.
- Six Month Transition Period in Effect for ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
- 04/20/2012

Effective September 29, 2012, ACE will be the only CBP-approved EDI for transmitting required advance information for ocean and rail cargo to CBP. See the Federal Register Notice, published March 29, 2012, for further information. If the required programming changes are not made when this transition takes place, EDI messages for ocean and rail manifest and ABI in-bond transactions will fail.
Six Month Transition Period in Effect for ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea - doc versiondoc - 266 KB.
- ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Seafeatured see also
- 03/13/2012

CBP encourages trade to take action NOW to be prepared.
ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea - pdf versionpdf - 29 KB.
- CBP Announces Pilots for Rail and Sea e-Manifestfeatured see also (offsite link)
12/16/2011

Agency and Trade Pilot New Manifest System
- Running ACE Reports for Rail and Sea Carriersfeatured see also
- 02/13/2012

Instructions for rail and sea carriers on running and customizing ACE reports.
Running ACE Reports for Rail and Sea Carriers - pdf versionpdf - 1,126 KB.
- Web-Based Training (WBT) for e-Manifest: Rail and Seafeatured see also (offsite link)
02/09/2012
- e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1): In-Bond Authorization User Guidefeatured see also
- 05/30/2012

The In-Bond Authorization User Guide provides instruction to sea and rail carriers on how to create a list of authorized Type 2 In-Bond users via their ACE Secure Data Portal accounts. This functionality will allow the carrier to control who can Obligate the Type 2 custodial bond.
e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1): In-Bond Authorization User Guide - pdf versionpdf - 544 KB.
- Entry Bank User Guidefeatured see also
- 02/15/2012

Instructions on how to create and maintain entry banks via the ACE Portal.

For Accessibility Information: OIT508CONTACT@cbp.dhs.gov
Entry Bank User Guide - pdf versionpdf - 288 KB.
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ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
see also:
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 Video: ACE: Fulfilling the Promise of Automated Trade Processing
 What's New with ACE?
 What is ACE?
 Exports
 Cargo Release
 Open ACE Programming Issues
...more
right arrowon cbp.gov:
 ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
(pdf - 29 KB.)
 Running ACE Reports for Rail and Sea Carriers
(pdf - 1,126 KB.)
 e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1): In-Bond Authorization User Guide
(pdf - 544 KB.)
 Entry Bank User Guide
(pdf - 288 KB.)
CBP Announces Pilots for Rail and Sea e-Manifest
right arrowon the web:
 Web-Based Training (WBT) for e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
 e-Manifest: Rail & Sea (M1) Webinar

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