How to Set Up an ACE Portal Account as an Importer

An ACE Portal account gives an importer direct access to CBP's Automated Commercial Environment: your own entry summary data, liquidation status, reports and payment settings. You apply online through CBP's ACE Secure Data Portal, naming a trade account owner who then adds users. There is no fee. Every importer should have one, because it is the only way to see exactly what was filed in your name.

How to apply

• Start the application on CBP's ACE portal page, choosing the importer account type.
• Name a trade account owner, the person responsible for the account and its users.
• Provide your importer number, usually your IRS EIN with a suffix, and identifying details such as a recent entry number or bond.
• Set up users once the account is approved, with access limited to what each user needs.

What you can see and do

• Entry summary reports, such as ES-003 line-level data. See how to download ACE data.
• Liquidation status for each entry. See what is liquidation.
• ACH refund enrollment, so refunds arrive electronically.
• Drawback and CAPE activity where applicable.

Frequently asked questions

Can my broker see the same data? Your broker sees what it filed. Your account shows everything filed under your importer number, across brokers.

Can I give a provider access? Yes, by adding a user or sharing exports. Caspian needs read access to reports to build an audit or claim.

How Caspian uses your ACE data

Caspian reads your ACE data to find overpayments and build drawback and IEEPA claims. See IEEPA tariff refunds and our trade audit.

Works Cited:

• CBP: Automated Commercial Environment
• 19 CFR 24.36, Refunds of excessive duties