While the benefits of ACAS participation vary between organizations, several advantages include:
- Avoiding the reduced cut-off times that may result from carriers requesting earlier data submission from freight forwarders that are not ACAS filers.
- Facilitating freight forwarder business operations by increasing consolidation lead-times through improved visibility into which shipments require enhanced screening.
- Increasing security by leveraging DHS threat data and other data to employ a risk-based approach through targeted screening.
