FDA Supplemental Guide version 2.6 went live in ACE production on March 10, 2026
CBP title: REMINDER: Production Deployment Date for FDA Supplemental Guide v. 2.6 was March 10, 2026
This message is from March 12, 2026. Later CSMS messages may have changed it. See the latest trade news
What did CBP announce?
CBP announced that changes for the FDA ACE Supplemental Guide version 2.6 were deployed to the CBP production environment on March 10, 2026. CBP moved the guide to the Implementation Guide Ready for Coding section of the CATAIR PGA documents on CBP.gov. FDA said it would also update its Affirmation of Compliance Codes, the Affirmation of Compliance Quick Reference and the Industry Quick Reference Guide.
What is Allied's position?
This message covered the technical format of FDA data that filers send through ABI with entries. It concerned filers and software providers, so importers did not need to act. Later CSMS messages may have changed the FDA requirements. Clients who import FDA-regulated goods should ask us to review their entries if they have questions.
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What does the CBP message say?
On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the changes related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ACE Supplemental Guide (SG) Version 2.6 were deployed to the CBP PRODUCTION environment.
The SG 2.6 was moved from the DRAFT CHAPTERS: Future Capabilities section to the Implementation Guide Ready for Coding section in the PGA documents section on CBP.gov: ACE Automated Broker Interface (ABI) CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) (https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/catair)
Refer to the Change Log in the document for all changes.
The following FDA documents associated with this deployment will also be updated: FDA ACE Affirmation of Compliance Codes, FDA ACE Affirmation of Compliance Quick Reference, and Industry Quick Reference Guide to the FDA ACE Supplemental Guide. These FDA documents can be found here: Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System (ACE/ITDS) (https://www.fda.gov/industry/import-systems/automated-commercial-environmentinternational-trade-data-system-aceitds)
For questions about FDA message set requirements, contact FDA ACE Support at ACE_Support@fda.hhs.gov (mailto:ACE_Support@fda.hhs.gov).
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