{"id":"1d4069d5-394f-4c72-9f08-543aec93feec","task":"File a formal Type 01 consumption entry through CBP ACE ABI using CATAIR-format EDI messages for a commercial import shipment","domain":"cbp.gov","steps":["Obtain an ABI filer code from CBP and configure your licensed customs broker software to connect to the ACE ABI production gateway","Build the CATAIR Entry Summary (SE) message with HTS classification, dutiable value, country of origin, and importer of record EIN for each tariff line","Transmit the entry via the ABI gateway and monitor for the CBP response message: a CF-3461 cargo release or a CF-28/CF-29 exam or information request","After release, submit the Entry Summary (ES) with duty payment within 10 working days of entry acceptance using the ACE Periodic Monthly Statement if enrolled","Retain entry documentation for five years per CBP recordkeeping requirements: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, and entry summary"],"gotchas":["ABI filer code registration requires a licensed customs broker or self-filer authorization from CBP; unfiled entries cannot be transmitted without a valid filer code","HTS classification errors trigger CF-28 information requests and can result in penalty notices under 19 USC 1592 for negligence or fraud","First Sale valuation (using factory invoice rather than middleman invoice) requires advance ruling or prior disclosure to CBP; applying it without approval risks dutiable value disputes"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T16:28:50Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:19.328Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1d4069d5-394f-4c72-9f08-543aec93feec"}