Entry Summary Order of Reporting Multiple HTS in ACE

2) ACE Processing of De Minimis Shipments Per Executive Order issued February 1, 2025

De minimis has been revoked for most products from China and Hong Kong effective February 4, 2025.

Effective February 4, 2025, most products from China, including Hong Kong, will no longer qualify for the "de minimis" exemption, meaning they cannot enter the U.S. duty- and tax-free under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C). This change follows Executive Orders issued on February 1, 2025, targeting the synthetic opioid supply chain. Importers must file formal or informal entries and pay all applicable duties, taxes, and fees. 

Shipments manifested or entered under Entry Type 86 before 12:01 a.m. EST on February 4, 2025, but arriving afterward, will not be eligible for the exemption, and any pre-arrival clearance will be canceled. Importers must monitor shipment status and comply with the new requirements. This policy does not apply to postal shipments, only those processed through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). 

CSMS # 63992482 provides the guidance on how the Executive Order will be enforced in ACE by mode of transportation and clearance type. 

Air Manifest: 

• New Air EDI validations for bills of lading with a CED line to release off the manifest [i.e. a disposition type 86 is posted to the bill]. 
• If the filer receives the following error codes for an air manifest shipment, it means that de minimis clearance will not be granted and the filer must take the appropriate action to bring the shipment into compliance under the auspices of the Executive Order.  
• 181  COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CODE INVALID 
• 110  CBP ENTRY LINE IGNORED 
• 188        EXPRESS RECORD INCOMPLETE 
• All messages will be sent in the form of an FER response message by ACE. 

Truck Manifest: 

• If the filer receives a message using the 470 (Inv Ctry of Orig for Shp) error code, it means that the shipment cannot receive de minimis clearance, and the filer must take the appropriate action to bring the shipment into compliance under the auspices of the Executive Order. 
• For any bills filed prior to, but arriving after the actions in the Executive Order takes effect, ACE will generate a 350 notification, using an existing disposition code for “Entry Not on File.” If the filer receives this message, it means that the shipment will be rejected at Primary and the filer must take the appropriate action to bring the shipment into compliance under the auspices of the Executive Order. 

Manifest – All Modes: 

• In situations where a manifest was filed before the actions outlined in the Executive Order become effective, but the conveyance will arrive after, the carrier will receive a 1M message notifying them that the shipment is not eligible for de minimis clearance, and the filer must take the appropriate action to bring it into compliance. 
• For all modes where a 1C release message was already sent to the carrier/manifest filer, but the conveyance has not yet arrived ACE will generate and send a 4E (cancel entry message) to cancel the release upon conveyance arrival. 

Cargo Release / Entry Type 86 (ET86):  All Modes 

• For ineligible ET86 transactions, ACE will return a “Reject” status with an additional error code of 200: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN NOT ALLOWED FOR IMPORT. This is an existing error code, being re-used for this purpose, so the trade should be aware of the new use. 
• In any instance where the ET86 in released status before the arrival of the bill, the filer will receive an SO disposition message of “Release-Suspended” with an error code 29: 29~NOT RELEASED. This is an existing error code, being re-used for this purpose, so the trade should be aware of the new use. 
• If these error messages are received, the filer must take the appropriate action to bring the shipments into compliance with the Executive Order.