What changed at U.S. Customs?

1. Sep 15
   Policy GuidanceCSMS #69912280

   CBP support call on the entry type 13 mail test set for September 15, 2026

   CBP scheduled a pre-deployment support call for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Microsoft Teams. The call covered the ACE changes for the new Entry Type 13 test for international mail shipments (INT-057 and CBP-290). CBP refers readers to its Information Notice on the Entry Type 13 test in ACE for U.S. mail processing.

2. Sep 14
   System UpdateCSMS #69902241

   New ACE error code 238 for e214 foreign trade zone admissions from September 17

   CBP adds error code 238, FIRMS CODE NOT APPROVED FOR DIRECT DELIVERY, to ACE Appendix P for e214 foreign trade zone admissions. The code goes into ACE production on September 17, 2026, and is already in the certification environment. CBP also updated the ACE Foreign Trade Zone CATAIR chapter to clarify current requirements. CBP encourages zone operators with an FTZ Operator view in the ACE Portal to verify their Zone ID, FIRMS code and port code data.

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