Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
April 2023 — Question 28
Authorized Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) users can create blanket declaration records in the ACE Secure Data Portal EXCEPT for which one of the following?
- AAffidavit of Manufacture supporting a 9802 duty preference claim signed by the U.S. producer of ceramic coffee mugs exported to be painted with a logo and then reimported.✓ CBP's answer
- BAffidavit of Manufacture from a U.S. cotton thread manufacturer for a Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) duty preference claim for an importation of cotton apparel.
- CStatement by an importer including a description of the processing of imported merchandise in sufficient detail to show that the use contemplated by the law has actually taken place in support of a reduced rate of duty.
- DStatement by an importer declaring that the importer qualifies for a tariff preference program covering multiple shipments of identical goods over an eleven-month period.
- EBlanket certificate stating that the importer has not been reimbursed by the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter for antidumping (AD) duties.
Why this answer
The ACE business rules permit portal users to create blanket declaration records of only certain types: an affidavit of manufacturer supporting trade-preference claims such as DR-CAFTA, importer certifying statements like the actual-use declarations contemplated by 10.138, blanket tariff-preference statements, and antidumping non-reimbursement certificates, which together cover options B through E. A 9802 claim instead rests on declarations filed with each individual entry under Part 10's documentary rules for American goods sent abroad for processing, so the U.S. producer's affidavit in option A is not a blanket record type. Option B tempts because it is also an affidavit, but it matches a listed type. Watch for: Assuming any manufacturer's affidavit can be a blanket record, even entry-specific 9802 documentation.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2023 examination.
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