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Automated Broker Interface (ABI) Transition from ACS to ACE

Automated Broker Interface (ABI) Transition from ACS to ACE

Brief Background of Custom & Border Protection (CBP) & its relationship with Automated Broker Interface (ABI):

United States custom as well as the Border Protection that lies within the security of the Homeland has the responsibility of keeping and sustaining the United States border. Its responsibility is to keep the border safe and secure. In the year of 2003, CBP together with the inspection forces as well as the border securities of United States custom along with its immigration, the naturalization service and the plant-animal health inspection which also lies with agriculture department.

At CBP, our job is to keep terrorists, their weapons, and other illegal material or individuals from entering the United States, while also facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. This mission is vitally important and we are dedicated to carrying it out to the best of our abilities.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, within the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for keeping America's borders safe and secure. On March 1, 2003, CBP combined the inspectional work forces and broad border authorities of the U.S. Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. Customs and Border Protection job responsibilities entail keeping America away from the terrorists, weapons that could be a threat to the American lives, illegal content such as alien smuggling along with illegal immigrants trying to enter USA. At the same time it also aids in having legal flow of trade and travel.

Since the incident of twin tower attack the main focus of the CBP has rendered and it concentrates on detecting and avoiding any infiltration of the terrorists or their weapons. The border patrol has undergone major changes since it has been established however its mission is still the same that is to keep a thorough check on any illegal activity that takes place at the border. All in all it fulfills the duty of maintaining the borders work in terms of aiding the flow of legal immigrants and at the same time avoiding illegal acts and contra bands. The border is said to be 2000 miles from Florida and Puerto Rico and 6000 miles from Mexican and Canadian borders (www.cbp.gov).

Automated Broker Interface is said to be a vital part of ACS that allows qualified participants file in the import data with the customs electronically. ABI is said to be a voluntary program that is concerned with service centers, port authorities, importers, brokers as well as carriers. In totality 96 percent of the entries are filed via ABI. ABI has the ability to accelerate the merchandise release for the trade community. The summaries of the entries are transferred, validated as well as corrected and paid and at the same time all the relevant data and issue are highlighted. The participants have the ability of querying the quota status along with the visa requirements, information regarding a ...