U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has addressed an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) issue that caused some trade participants to receive erroneous, duplicate, or prematurely generated statements on October 28 and 29, 2026. CBP announced the fix and issued filer guidance in CSMS #70329550 on October 30.

Although CBP says the underlying problem has been addressed, customs brokers and importers should verify affected statement numbers before authorizing payments or reconciling recent entry activity.

Which Statements Were Affected?

CBP identified three scenarios.

Statements for July 29 or July 30

Filers that recently received unexpected statements dated July 29 or July 30 should ignore them. CBP says attempts to authorize payment for these erroneously generated statements will be rejected.

Duplicate Statements

Some entry summaries submitted on October 23, 27, or 28 with a scheduled statement print date on or before October 30 may have generated two statements. Affected filers can:

• Reschedule the entry summary to a different statement date, or
• Use the REV-104 Daily Statement Entry Summary List report in ACE Reports to identify the correct statement number

Statements Generated Before Their Scheduled Date

Some entry summaries submitted on October 23, 27, or 28 with a future scheduled print date may have generated statements too early. CBP instructs filers to ignore the early statement. The correct statement will be transmitted automatically on the scheduled print date.

CBP encourages filers to confirm their scheduled print dates. Filers should also verify that the correct statement arrives on that date.

Why Importers Should Pay Attention

Daily and periodic statements are central to the duty-payment process. An incorrect statement number can create confusion over:

• Which entry summaries are due for payment
• Whether a payment authorization is valid
• Whether the same entry appears on more than one statement
• Whether an entry was printed earlier than scheduled
• Whether an apparent outstanding balance is legitimate
• Whether accounting and customs records reconcile correctly

Importers that rely on a customs broker to manage statements may not have received the erroneous statement directly. They should nevertheless confirm that their broker has reviewed affected activity.

Companies that authorize payments internally should take extra care before acting on an unexpected statement or payment error.

What Filers Should Do

Customs brokers and self-filing importers should:

1. Identify statements received on October 28 or 29.
2. Ignore unexpected July 29 or July 30 statements.
3. Review entry summaries transmitted on October 23, 27, or 28.
4. Use the REV-104 report to verify valid statement numbers.
5. Confirm scheduled print dates for statements received early.
6. Do not authorize payment based solely on an unexpected transmission.
7. If a payment authorization submitted through RM EDI returns an error, confirm the statement number in the REV-104 report before retransmitting.
8. Document the review for reconciliation and audit purposes.
9. Contact your CBP client representative if the correct statement cannot be confirmed.

Importers should also reconcile their internal duty accruals with the valid ACE statement so that erroneous or duplicate activity is not carried into financial records.

CBP Has Addressed the Issue

CBP states that it has addressed the problem in ACE. The agency has not instructed filers to resubmit affected entry summaries or broadly change their payment procedures.

The immediate task is to distinguish valid statements from erroneous, duplicate, or early versions and to confirm the correct payment information before taking further action.

References

• CBP CSMS #70329550: ACE Statement Issue (October 30, 2026)
• CBP: ACE Statements
• CBP: ACE Entry Summary

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