ProShip AES-ACE Gateway module

Customers need to register at least one EIN (preferably, the highest business entity (e.g. parent company) if there are multiples) via the ACE “Letter of Intent”: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/aes/letter-intent/form-commodity-data. If a customer is transitioning from another service provider that also used the ACE EDI transmission method, this step should be theoretically optional.

An ACE Account is NOT a profile for EDI AES. Customers need to set up both.

The things you may need to know in filling out the online form are:

• The Technical Point of Contact is the person to which the CBP would talk to if there were problems with the information that was sent
• Type of Business - most likely you are an “exporter”
• Under “Methods for Transmitting Data”:
  • DO NOT check radio button for “Self-programming”
  • DO NOT check radio button for “Using Purchased Software” and leave the block under it blank.
  • DO select “Using Service Provider's Software”
    • put “ProShip, AES-ACE Gateway” in the contact block immediately following.
    • put in 46-559-7988 for “Service provider transmitter ID”
  • DO NOT check radio button for “Using Software with a VAN option” and leave the blocks under it blank.
• “Format of Data” is ANSI X12
• For “Do you already participate in one of CBP's automated programs?” enter “no”
• For Assigned Client Representative leave it blank
• “Anticipated Implementation Date” is today at worst, sometime last week at best.
• For “Self-Certification Statement” read the text below the box for what to include, i.e. “Company Name, Title of Company Official, and E-mail Address of Company Official”.

You likely also want to have an ACE account, for which setup information is described here.

ProTip: The setup link for an exporter is https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov/acexpub/acexpub_Apps/ExporterAccountApplication/expForm.php