CSMS #70076746
System UpdateLow urgency
Implementation Guides for Entry Type 13 Test in ACE for U.S. Mail Processing (INT-057) and Mail Entry Type 13 Test (CBP-290) Moved from Draft to Current Chapters
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented the Entry Type 13 (ET13) test through enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on September 22, 2026. In support of this deployment, CBP moved the following ACE implementation guides from the “Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities” section of CBP.gov cbp.gov/trade/automated/catair to the applicable sections for deployed functionality.
* Cargo Release implementation guides
* ACE CATAIR Cargo Release Chapter cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-catair-cargo-release-chapter to “Chapters: Current Capabilities”
* PGA Flag Enforcement Table cbp.gov/document/guidance/pga-flag-enforcement-table to “PGA Message Set Documents”
* ACE CATAIR Stand-alone Filing for Prior Notice Data (PE/PX) cbp.gov/document/guidance/stand-alone-filing-partner-government-agency-data-pe/px to “PGA Message Set Documents”
* Entry Summary implementation guides
* ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-catair-entry-summary-create/update to “Chapters: Current Capabilities”
* ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Query cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-catair-entry-summary-query to “Chapters: Current Capabilities”
* ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Error Dictionary cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-catair-error-dictionary to “Supporting Documents”
To learn more about these deployments, refer to the Implementation of Entry Type 13 Test in ACE for U.S. Mail Processing (INT-057/CBP-290) Trade Information Notice cbp.gov/document/guidance/trade-information-notice-implementation-entry-type-13-test-ace-us-mail-processing.
For questions about this deployment, contact the Cargo Release, Manifest and Export Product Division at CREM@cbp.dhs.gov or the Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue Division at ESAR@cbp.dhs.gov.
For technical questions, contact your assigned Client Representative.
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Programs Affected:
ACEABICargo ReleaseEntry Summary