CSMS # 65385089 - CORRECTION - ACE Entry Summary Error Dictionary Updated for Upcoming Deployment to Increase the Number of HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line

CSMS # 65385089 - CORRECTION - ACE Entry Summary Error Dictionary Updated for Upcoming Deployment to Increase the Number of HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line
U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 06/18/2025 02:15 PM EDT
CSMS # 65385089 - CORRECTION - ACE Entry Summary Error Dictionary Updated for Upcoming Deployment to Increase the Number of HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line
This message replaces CSMS # 65384813
On
June 28, 2025
, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deploy an enhancement in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Production environment that will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers allowed per entry summary line. This enhancement will enable filers to include
up to 16 HTS numbers
on one entry summary line, including for Reconciliation and Drawback entry summaries. The current limit is 8 HTS numbers per entry summary line.
This update was deployed to the ACE Certification environment June 14, and an updated version of the
ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary
(v43) is now posted under Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities section on CBP.gov. This update includes the following new error code:
852: HTS OUT OF SEQUENCE
This error is returned if the order of HTS numbers on a line does not conform to the sequence specified below:
1.       If more than one Ch 98 is submitted, summary will be accepted without validating the HTS sequence (e.g., watches)
-or-
2.       If there is one Ch. 98 submitted, HTS numbers must be in the following sequence:
a.       Chapter 98
b.       Chapter 99
c.       Chapter 1 to 97 Commodity HTS
-or-
If there is no Ch. 98 submitted, HTS numbers must be in the following sequence:
a.       Chapter 99
b.       Chapter 1 to 97 Commodity HTS
What additional resources are available?
The following
CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements
(CATAIR) documents have been updated to reflect the change to 16 HTS numbers and are available in the “Draft Chapters: Future capabilities “section of
CBP’s CATAIR webpage
.
·
ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update (v104)
·
ACE CATAIR Duty Deferral (v6)
·
ACE CATAIR Recon Create/Update (v11)
·
ACE CATAIR PGA Data Corrections (v8)
·
ACE CATAIR Cargo Release Implementation Guide (v39.3)
·
ACE CATAIR Recon Error Dictionary (v10)
·
ACE CATAIR Drawback/Update (v27) – please refer to CSMS # 65136142
Additional Support
For technical questions regarding this update, contact your assigned CBP Client Representative or
ace.support@cbp.dhs.gov
.
For other questions, please email
CREM@cbp.dhs.gov
or contact the Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) Division at
esar@cbp.dhs.gov
Related Messages:
64018403, 65340739
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