CSMS #69056483 · Update to Entry-Level Validations for CAPE Declarations

Update to Entry-Level Validations for CAPE Declarations U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated certain validations performed on entries included on Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) Declarations filed in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) . Entries that previously resulted in the following error messages should be resubmitted on a new CAPE D eclaration. GOODS VALUE AMOUNT MUST BE REPORTED ON THE CH 1-97 . The validation resulting in th is error message has been removed. E ntries that previously triggered this error will now be accepted. HTS RELATIONSHIP/SEQUENCE MISMATCH . T he error message has been broken out into two , more specific , error messages , and the underlying validation has been narrowed to no longer exclude certain valid entries . Entries that previously triggered this error message will now be accepted , or they may result in one of the following new error messages. INVALID HTS - This error message results when the line action date is not within the “ begin ” and “ end ” dates of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule ( HTS ) codes on the entry. Guidance : If the HTS code has been end-dated and replaced with a new HTS code since the entry summary was originally filed , submit a Post-Summary Correction (PSC) for the entry to remove the expired HTS code and replace it with the new , replacement HTS code. Once the PSC has been successfully processed, resubmit the entry on a new CAPE declaration. Filers needing technical as