New “Inactive for Entry Purposes” Status will Deploy in ACE on July 16

On *July 16, 2026,* U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will introduce a new “Inactive for Entry Purposes” status for Importers of Record (IOR) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Production environment.  
This enhancement will enable CBP to automatically deactivate IOR accounts that have not filed an entry within 366 days, in accordance with 19 CFR 24.5(e).  IORs with this status will be ineligible to transmit ACE Cargo Release and ACE Entry Summary transactions.  This status will not affect non-entry functions for the IOR such as acting as a consignee, filing drawback claims, reconciliations, securing bonds, transmitting Importer Security Filing information, or other ACE business functions. 
To learn more about this change, refer to the "Inactive for Entry Purposes Trade User Information Notice" [ https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/trade-information-notice-inactive-entry-purposes ]. 
Note: This update is currently available for testing in the ACE Certification environment. 
For technical issues, contact your assigned Client Representative or the ACE Account Service Desk (ASD) at 866-530-4172 or ace.support@cbp.dhs.gov. For other questions, contact the Entry Summary Accounts & Revenue (ESAR) division at esar@cbp.dhs.gov.  [ https://encoded-592c9deb-987b-4562-aa3c-9fa3d37d83e9.uri/mailto%3aesar%40cbp.dhs.gov.%2520 ] 
Related CSMS: 
CSMS # 69113360 - Updated Cargo Release Condition Codes Document Posted to CBP.gov [ https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-41e9610?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2 ] 
CSMS # 69056621 - Process to Re-Activate a Deactivated Importer of Record in ACE [ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/41db86d ]