CSMS Weekly Digest: Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2026
Two payment-related changes lead the week: starting October 10, 2026, ACH refund information changes in the ACE Portal will require security token verification (CSMS #70162211), and starting October 15, 2026, vessel agents and owner operators can pay maritime fees by ACH Debit through eCBP and Pay.gov (CSMS #70134132). The 2027 Specialty Sugar and Refined Sugar tariff rate quotas opened October 1 and were over-subscribed at opening moment, so affected entries will be prorated.
Action Required(4)
Starting October 10, 2026, adding or modifying ACH refund information in an ACE Portal importer sub-account will require a security token sent by email, with an optional SMS copy, so confirm that authorized users' contact details are current; see CSMS #70162211 for the impact on other sub-account users. Vessel agents should ask their banks to allow CBP's ACH Debit information through any fraud filters before the October 15 maritime fee payment option takes effect (bank details in CSMS #70134132), and sugar filers should review the opening moment proration results below.
ACE Portal: Addition of Verification Step for ACH Refund Changes – Coming October 10
Beginning October 10, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will require email or short message service (SMS) verification for Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) refund information changes made in...
October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results
Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results has been published on the CBP.gov webpage at the following link. Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota...
October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Results: Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results
Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results has been published on the CBP.gov webpage at the following link. Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bul...
New ACH Debit Option for Maritime Fee Payments effective October 15, 2026
Effective October 15, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will enable Automated Clearing House (ACH) Debit payment option on eCBP when online payment method is selected in Mobile Collection...
Quota(2)
The 2027 Specialty Sugar TRQ (Quota Bulletin 26-310, CSMS #70137850) and Refined Sugar TRQ (Quota Bulletin 26-319, CSMS #70137929), covering HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings under AUSN 5, opened October 1, 2026 and were over-subscribed at opening moment. ACE calculated pro rata percentages of 44.58212% for Specialty Sugar and 51.03027% for Refined Sugar, so check your UC Entry Summary Status Notifications for the prorated quantities.
October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results
Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results has been published on the CBP.gov webpage at the following link. Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota...
October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Results: Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results
Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results has been published on the CBP.gov webpage at the following link. Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bul...
System Update(4)
CBP posted an updated, notional ACE Development and Deployment Schedule on CBP.gov/ACE (CSMS #70165283) and held a post-deployment support call on October 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET for the Entry Type 13 mail test (INT-057 and CBP-290, CSMS #70137892). The ACE Portal ACH refund verification step (October 10) and the eCBP ACH Debit option for maritime fees (October 15) also deploy this cycle.
Updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule Posted to CBP.gov/ACE
An updated Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Development and Deployment Schedule [ https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-development-and-deployment-schedule ] is now available on CBP.gov. Ple...
ACE Portal: Addition of Verification Step for ACH Refund Changes – Coming October 10
Beginning October 10, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will require email or short message service (SMS) verification for Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) refund information changes made in...
Post-Deployment Support Call for Implementation of Entry Type 13 Test in ACE for U.S. Mail Processing (INT-057) and Mail Entry Type 13 Test (CBP-290) Scheduled for TODAY, October 7, 2026
As a reminder, _today_ U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold a Post-Deployment Support Call covering the enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that implemented the ne...
New ACH Debit Option for Maritime Fee Payments effective October 15, 2026
Effective October 15, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will enable Automated Clearing House (ACH) Debit payment option on eCBP when online payment method is selected in Mobile Collection...
System Maintenance(3)
ACE Production invasive maintenance is scheduled Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. ET, when response notifications may be delayed (CSMS #70145514), and from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, October 10 to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, October 11 (CSMS #70143921). ACE Certification has a maintenance window on October 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET (CSMS #70134067), so plan transmissions and testing around these times.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 5:00 a.m. ET to 7:00 a.m. ET Thursday, October 08, 2026
Please be advised there will be an ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 05:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET Thursday, October 08, 2026. During this time, you may experience a delay in receiving re...
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, October 10, 2026, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, October 11, 2026
Please be advised there will be an ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, October 10, 2026, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, October 11, 2026
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on October 7, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
There will be an ACE certification standard invasive maintenance window on October 7, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.