Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
April 2021 — Question 8
CBP can receive and validate a single transaction bond (STB) either received electronically from a Surety or Surety Agent, or received from a Surety or Surety Agent by emailing a copy of the STB to ___________________________.
- Abrokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov
- Botsummary@cbp.dhs.gov
- Cbondquestions@cbp.dhs.gov✓ CBP's answer
- Dacebusinessrules@cbp.dhs.gov
- Eacehelpdesk@cbp.dhs.gov
Why this answer
The cited bond chapter of the ACE business rules describes how CBP receives and validates single transaction bonds. Under the edition tested, a surety or surety agent that does not transmit the STB electronically may instead email a copy to the mailbox the rules designate for bond submissions, bondquestions@cbp.dhs.gov, which reaches CBP's bond team in the Revenue Division. The tempting distractor, acehelpdesk@cbp.dhs.gov, fails because the help desk handles ACE technical and account problems rather than bond validation, and the broker-management and entry-summary mailboxes likewise serve entirely different CBP functions. Watch for: Choosing the ACE help desk mailbox because the question involves ACE processing.
Original CBLE Simulator explanation — the question and key above are CBP's; this analysis is ours. Verify against the current edition before relying on it in practice.
CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2021 examination.
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