Update to ACE CERTIFICATION and PRODUCTION Deployment Dates related to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

CSMS # 61753384 - Update to ACE CERTIFICATION and PRODUCTION Deployment Dates related to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/12/2024 09:40 AM EDT CSMS # 61753384 - Update to ACE CERTIFICATION and PRODUCTION Deployment Dates related to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Based on feedback from the trade, some of the upcoming changes to the APHIS Core business rules will have a transition period of implementation to production. Below is a list of the specific APHIS rules and the plan for how they will be addressed and deployed: APH_APQ_042 702 will remain as a valid PG10 Category Code (APHIS Article Category) See below for deployment schedule APH_APQ_033 FRC will remain as a valid PG10 Commodity Characteristic Qualifier See below for deployment schedule APPENDIX PGA/APH_APQ_009 In “APHIS Characteristics – Fruits and Vegetables (Physical State A61)”, FRC, FRF, and SHR will remain valid values In “APHIS Characteristics – Fruits and Vegetables (Physical State A71)”, FRC and FRF will remain valid values See below for deployment schedule Above transition rule updates deployed to CERT No Later Than August 22, 2024 Above transition rule updates, along with all other rules (currently in CERT), deployed to PROD September 28, 2024 Above transition rule updates reverted (702, FRC, FRF and SHR removed); no change to other rules, deployed to CERT November 1, 2024 Above transition rule updates reverted (702, FRC, FRF and SHR removed); no change to other rules, deployed to PROD December 7, 2024 APHIS Core is updating their APHIS Core PGA Message Set Implementation Guide and that will be published as soon as possible. The USDA-APHIS Message Set support desk is available at ACE.ITDS@usda.gov , or by phone at 1-833-481-2102 if you have questions. For CBP technical questions about this CSMS, please contact: CREM@cbp.dhs.gov . Related messages: CSMS # 61228903 ; 61177522