U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT (ACE) ELECTRONIC EXPORT MANIFEST FOR RAIL CARGO

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a proposed rule called: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Export Manifest for Rail Cargo.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 13 by Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security.

Summary: This document proposes a new regulation pursuant to the Trade Act of 2002 requiring the submission of export manifest data electronically to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for cargo transported by rail for any train departing the United States. The proposed regulation would mandate the electronic transmission of rail export manifest information, identify the parties eligible to tr...