CSMS 64557117·Operational·March 27, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

REMINDER: ACE Reports – Trade Export Data Universe Retires March 31, 2025

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 64557117 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on March 27, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "REMINDER: ACE Reports – Trade Export Data Universe Retires March 31, 2025". 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 # 64557117 - REMINDER: ACE Reports – Trade Export Data Universe Retires March 31, 2025 U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 03/31/2025 11:12 AM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 64557117 - REMINDER: ACE Reports – Trade Export Data Universe Retires March 31, 2025 On March 31, 2025 , U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will retire the Trade Export data universe in Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Reports. Before the retirement, export trade community users of ACE Reports must repoint any saved Trade Export reports to the Automated Export System (AES) universe. Users can successfully repoint their saved reports to the AES universe using a two-step process. Step 1: Users must repoint their report to a newly deployed universe labeled “Intermediate Trade Export universe.” Step 2: Once the report has been successfully repointed in step 1, users will then repoint their report a second time to the AES universe. Following the retirement, ACE Reports users will use the AES universe for all scheduled and ad hoc export-related reports. On December 4, 2024 , CBP enhanced the AES data universe in ACE Reports. The enhancement enabled the retirement of the Trade Export data universe in ACE Reports. For more information, including a link to a guide for repointing reports, please review Trade Information Notice: ACE Reports: Enhancement of Automated Export System (AES) Universe to Replace Trade Export Data Universe here . Contact the ACE Reports Team with any questions at ace.reports@cbp.dhs.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 64557117?

CSMS 64557117 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "REMINDER: ACE Reports – Trade Export Data Universe Retires March 31, 2025". 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 64557117 published?

CBP published CSMS 64557117 on March 27, 2025. 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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