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Importer Security Filing 046 – Will the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) create a web portal in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) so that importers can file their own ISFs in ACE?

At this time, CBP has allowed access to a web-based portal to accept ISF filings. Use of the portal is limited in scope; eligible importers may have no more than 12 filings per year. The ISF portal can be accessed through the ACE Secure Data Portal.

  1. Importers must apply for an ACE portal account before being granted access to the ISF portal. The application can be found here: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/getting-started/portal-applying
  2. Importers must register their importer ID numbers with CBP (e.g., IRS number or SSN). Registration can be done in person at a local port of entry, or by a licensed customs broker via the use of CBP Form 5106.

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