CSMS 59875134·System update·March 20, 2024·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

CAMIR and CATAIR Implementation Guide Updates for the ACE Certification Deployment: FIRMS Validations

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CSMS 59875134 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (system update), published on March 20, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "CAMIR and CATAIR Implementation Guide Updates for the ACE Certification Deployment: FIRMS Validations". CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

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CSMS # 59875134 - CAMIR and CATAIR Implementation Guide Updates for the ACE Certification Deployment: FIRMS Validations U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 03/20/2024 12:02 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 59875134 - CAMIR and CATAIR Implementation Guide Updates for the ACE Certification Deployment: FIRMS Validations As noted in CSMS# 59651310, on March 2, 2024, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Certification (CERT) Environment an update that requires the Facilities Information and Resource Management System (FIRMS) code when arriving an in-bond for Non-Air. The following implementation guides have been updated to emphasize that the FIRMS field is mandatory when reporting the arrival for all In-Bonds: In-Bond | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) CATAIR In-bond arrival via WP application – FIRMS Location on In-Bond Arrival - Positions 48-51. For Action Code of ‘1’, ‘2’, or ‘3,’ the FIRMS Code must be reported. Please note this is not required for an Air in-bond arrival. ACE Rail 353 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) Rail X12 – 353, “Events Advisory Details Transaction Set,” for M1501 message codes of ‘1’, ‘2’, or ‘3’, the FIRMS Code must be reported in the M1517. ACE Ocean Manifest 353 Events Advisory Details Transaction Set | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) Ocean X12 – 353, “Events Advisory Details Transaction Set,” for M1501 message codes of ‘1’, ‘2’, or ‘3,’ the FIRMS Code must be reported in the M1517. ACE Ocean CAMIR In-Bond Vessel Departure Arrival Message | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) Ocean “In-Bond Vessel Departure Arrival Message” HI Application – H01 - Positions 76-79, reporting the FIRMS Code for Message Code of ‘1’, ‘2’, or ‘3,’is required. ACE Truck Manifest ANSI X12 353 Message | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) Truck ANSI X12 -353, “Events Advisory Details Transaction Set,” for M1501 message codes of ‘1’, ‘2’, or ‘3,’ the FIRMS Code must be reported in data element M1517. Standard Truck Manifest CUSREP Conveyance Report Message | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) Truck UN/Edifact – “CUSREP Conveyance Report” - BGM – Data Element 1225 - Message Function Code “64.” Reporting an in-bond arrival must also transmit the LOC record reporting the FIRMS Code of the facility at the port/point of in-bond destination, where the shipment is kept prior to entry/export in data element C519. ACE FTZ CATAIR | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) DRAFT FTZ CATAIR v3.1.1 was created to reflect these FIRMS code changes Foreign Trade Zone (v3.1.1) - Draft FIRMS Code. To clarify the previous CSMS# 59651310 message regarding to the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) update, a new condition was added indicating when a FIRMS code is mandatory for reporting of FTZ Physical Arrival of Goods - FZ Application - FZ10 – record in which the Action Qualifier field is '3' and the Action Code field is 'I'. The FIRMS Code must be reported in positions 65-68. Please note this update is not required for an Air In-Bond Arrival. The changes related to this FIRMS code update will be deployed sooner than the updates to FTZ related to Ocean House bill, noted in the FTZ CATAIR v3.6 DRAFT Ocean House Bill. Therefore, FTZ CATAIR v3.1.1 DRAFT FIRMS Code was created to reflect these FIRMS code changes only. Both draft versions of the FTZ CATAIR are posted on the ‘DRAFT CHAPTERS: FUTURE CAPABILITIES’ section. In addition, the Trade Manifest In-Bond UI has been updated to require the FIRMS code when arriving an in-bond. In the future, users will not be able to arrive an in-bond without entering a valid FIRMS code. Please reach out to your Client Representative if you have any technical-related questions. For Policy/Operational questions about this requirement, please email cscwarehousing@cbp.dhs.gov . For any questions about this CSMS, please email CREM@cbp.dhs.gov . Related Message: CSMS # 59651310 Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page . You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com . This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Customs and Border Protection . Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. Powered by Privacy Policy | Cookie Statement | Help

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What is CSMS 59875134?

CSMS 59875134 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "CAMIR and CATAIR Implementation Guide Updates for the ACE Certification Deployment: FIRMS Validations". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 59875134 published?

CBP published CSMS 59875134 on March 20, 2024. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Is the CBP CSMS the legally binding instruction?

Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.

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