CSMS 62269032·Operational·September 16, 2024·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Update to the Automated Export System (AES) Commodity Filing Response Messages – Appendix A – Response Code 25B

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 62269032 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on September 16, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Update to the Automated Export System (AES) Commodity Filing Response Messages – Appendix A – Response Code 25B". 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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Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CSMS # 62269032 - Update to the Automated Export System (AES) Commodity Filing Response Messages – Appendix A – Response Code 25B U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 09/16/2024 04:10 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 62269032 - Update to the Automated Export System (AES) Commodity Filing Response Messages – Appendix A – Response Code 25B To ensure compliance with the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), specifically ensuring the Ultimate Consignee Country is not reported as US when the Ultimate Country of Destination is neither US or PR, the Census Bureau is deploying a new Fatal Error Response Message in the AES. The response message will be active in the Certification testing environment on September 16, 2024, and will go into the Production environment on September 30, 2024. Response Code: 25B Narrative Text: ULT CONS COUNTRY CANNOT BE US Severity: FATAL Reason: The Ultimate Consignee Country cannot be reported as US when the Ultimate Country of Destination is neither US or PR. Resolution: The Ultimate Consignee Country should be reported as the location where the person, party or designee is located abroad. The AES only allows US as the Ultimate Consignee Country when the Ultimate Country of Destination is the US or PR, which would only apply for shipments between the US and PR. Verify the Ultimate Consignee Country, correct, and retransmit. For a full listing of AES Response Codes, please visit Appendix A of the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR). If additional clarification is needed on this topic or any other programming or technical matters, please contact the Census Bureau’s Trade Data Collection Branch at (800) 549-0595, Option 1, or by email at emd.askaes@census.gov . 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

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 62269032?

CSMS 62269032 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Update to the Automated Export System (AES) Commodity Filing Response Messages – Appendix A – Response Code 25B". 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 62269032 published?

CBP published CSMS 62269032 on September 16, 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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