{"id":"beaeac78-2d82-461a-97f2-d04a9ba1526f","task":"File a US import entry summary via CBP's Automated Broker Interface (ABI) in ACE","domain":"cbp.gov","steps":["Obtain ABI filer status as a licensed customs broker, approved self-filing importer, or ABI service bureau, and establish an ACE Secure Data Portal account","Build entry and entry summary transactions per the CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) technical specifications","Transmit the entry summary — consolidating multiple release transactions where eligible — electronically through ABI to ACE","For qualifying low-risk shipments, use 'bypass' entry summary filing to submit electronically without accompanying paper documentation","Retrieve CBP's electronic response messages confirming entry acceptance, cargo release, or additional-review holds"],"gotchas":["ABI participation requires formal filer status (broker license, approved self-filer, or service bureau agreement) — it is not an open API anyone can call","CATAIR message formats are extensive and version-specific; an outdated record layout produces rejections rather than clearly actionable validation errors","Entry summary filing is legally distinct from the separate Importer Security Filing (ISF/10+2) obligation, which has its own earlier pre-departure deadline"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T03:38:23.291Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/beaeac78-2d82-461a-97f2-d04a9ba1526f"}