ACE — ABI Statement Menu
Statement update, ACH payment, re-route, PMS review, and duty payment reporting
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Overview

The ABI Statement Menu is used to manage Customs statement activity, including statement updates, ACH payment authorization, CBP statement re-routing, Periodic Monthly Statement review, and duty payment reports.

Use this menu when working with Daily Statements, Periodic Monthly Statements (PMS), ACH payment transmissions, statement reports, and files that need statement follow-up.

The menu option selected determines which statement maintenance, payment, or reporting screen opens. Each option is described below, followed by a screen-by-screen explanation.

General Workflow

  1. Open the ABI Statement Menu and select the option needed.
  2. Enter the requested department, branch, customer, importer, statement, file, date, or report parameters.
  3. Review the statement list, report prompts, or file detail shown by the selected program.
  4. Use the available command keys shown at the bottom of the screen, such as M Modify, D Detail Print, S Summary Print, P Post, or Q Quit.
  5. For payment or re-route activity, verify the statement information before posting or transmitting.

Screen Explanations

Each section below explains the corresponding menu option and screen.

1. Statement Update Xmit

ABI.HP.SU

This screen updates statement information on a specific file. It is used when the payment type or payment date needs to be changed for a file.

File NumberEnter the file to update.
Statement TypeEnter the new statement/payment type to be transmitted.
Statement DateEnter the new statement date when applicable.
Current / Pending ValuesThe screen displays the current statement type/date and the pending statement type/date for review.

2. ACE Statement Payment Xmit

ACE.RM

This screen lists ACH statements received from ACE and allows the operator to mark statements for ACH payment authorization.

  • Department / Branch: Filters the statement list.
  • Statement: Displays the statement number.
  • Due Date / Amount Due: Shows the payment due date and amount.
  • Payers#: Displays the ACH payer number.
  • Pay? Indicates whether the statement is selected for payment.
  • Pending Date: Shows the pending payment date when applicable.

Available commands include Modify, Detail Print, Summary Print, Quit, and Post.

3. Statement Report

ABI.QU

This screen prints statement reports for a specific statement or a date range.

Print Options

  • A — Specific Statement
  • B — Date Range

Report Options

  • A — Paid With Finals
  • B — Unpaid Statements
  • C — Paid Via ACH
  • D — Paid Via Direct
  • E — Paid & Unpaid
  • F — Pending
  • G — Canceled

The report can also be limited by department, statement type, final/preliminary/interim status, customer, and statement numbers.

4. ACE Statement Re-Route

ACE.STMT.REROUTE

This screen requests CBP to re-route an ACH statement. It supports PMS or Daily statements and prompts for the statement and routing details required by the request.

  • Select whether the re-route is for PMS or Daily.
  • Enter the department code, statement number, importer of record account, and branch designation code.
  • Indicate which preliminary/final PMS or Daily statement routing items apply.

5. Statement PAYMENT Re-Route

ABI.STMT.REQUEST

This screen requests CBP to re-route a PMS or Daily statement payment. It is used when the payment request needs to be redirected.

  • Select whether the re-route is for PMS or Daily.
  • Enter the department code.
  • Enter the statement number and CBP statement date.

6. PMS Print — Periodic Monthly Statement

ABI.PMS

This screen prints Periodic Monthly Statement information by date, importer, monthly statement number, and statement type.

  • Selection Option: Determines the print selection method.
  • Starting / Ending Date: Limits the statement date range.
  • Importer Account: Limits the output to a specific importer.
  • Monthly Statement Number: Prints a specific PMS statement.
  • Statement Type: Uses P/F/B as prompted by the screen.
  • Report or Spreadsheet: Selects printed report or spreadsheet output.

7. PMS Review and Print

ABI.PMS.ACH

This screen displays a list of Periodic Monthly Statements for review and printing. The list shows the PMS statement number, preliminary/interim indicator, due date, amount due, type, and customer.

  • Enter the district or use A for all.
  • Select a line to review the PMS statement details.
  • Use Summary Print or Mark Range as needed.
  • Use Quit or Return to leave the review list.

8. Mark PMS As Paid

ABI.PMS.ACH$1

This detail screen is used to review the PMS statement totals and mark the PMS statement as paid when appropriate.

  • Review the monthly statement number, statement date, payment due date, and statement total.
  • Review the totals for duty, tax, CVD, user fees, and ADD.
  • Review the daily statements included in the PMS statement.
  • Use the available commands to review statements, print, post, mark as paid, or go back.

9. ACE Negate Statement Payment Xmit

ACE.RM.NEG

This screen negates, or nullifies, a previously accepted statement payment transmission.

This can only be transmitted on the same date the payment transmission was accepted or approved. Per CBP, negation does not change the 10-day filing requirement.
  • Enter the statement number.
  • Review the pending date, paid date, due date, statement amount, payer unit number, and department number.
  • Transmit only after confirming the payment is the correct statement to negate.

10. PSC ACH Additional Duty/Taxes/Fees Xmit

ACE.PSC.ACH

This option allows the user to pay PSC additional duty, taxes, and fees by ACH for a list of PSC files.

The PSC ACH Payment Transmission screen allows users to select files directly, select entries by date range and customer, pull up a prior entered record, and transmit selected entries for payment using the PN CBP record application with the PZ response.

Open the PSC ACH Payment Transmission guide →

11. Duty Payment Report

CB510

This screen prints files for duty payment by duty payment date range.

  • Filter by department, starting duty payment date, ending duty payment date, and customer.
  • Choose a sorting option such as file number, entry number, payment type, importer, payment due date, entry port, or 7501 ACE status.
  • Select the report option, payment type, summary/detail output, and report destination.

The spreadsheet option provides more information.

12. Customer Duty Due Report w/HTS

CB511

This report prints files for duty payment by date range and includes line HTS numbers.

  • Filter by department, starting payment due date, ending payment due date, and customer name/account number.
  • Choose report output and summary or detail format.
  • Include file totals when needed.
  • Include or exclude selected HTS numbers.

Sorting options include file number, entry number, payment type, payment due date, and HTS number.

13. Files with NO Statement Report

CB.NON.STMNT.RPT

This report displays files that do not contain an ABI statement number.

  • Filter by department, customer, beginning release date, ending release date, and statement type.
  • Choose spreadsheet or email output.
  • Sort by entry number, file number, customer name, statement type, or release date.

14. Customer Entries/Duty Report

CB514

This report prints a range of files and the duties to be paid.

  • Filter by department, starting date, ending date, and customer name/account number.
  • Choose report or spreadsheet output.
  • Sort by file number or entry number.

15. PMS Shipment Report

CB.PMS.RPT

This report prints a range of PMS statements and includes the individual files associated with the statements.

  • Filter by department, customer, beginning release date, ending release date, and statement type.
  • Choose the report destination.
  • Sort by entry number, file number, customer name, statement type, or PMS month.

The screen recommends printing at the beginning of the second week of the current month for release dates of the previous month.

16. Manually Edit Customs Statement

ATCB005

This screen allows an authorized user to manually remove or pay entries on a Customs statement.

  • Enter the statement number.
  • Enter the vendor number.
  • Review the statement entries, file numbers, importers, entry ports, and duty due.
  • Confirm the statement total before making manual changes.
Manual statement editing should be limited to users responsible for statement correction and payment control.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use ACE Statement Payment Xmit?

Use ACE Statement Payment Xmit when ACH statements have been received and need to be reviewed, marked for payment authorization, printed, or posted.

What is the difference between Statement Re-Route and Statement PAYMENT Re-Route?

ACE Statement Re-Route is used for routing an ACH statement. Statement PAYMENT Re-Route is used to request CBP to re-route either a PMS or Daily statement payment.

When can a statement payment be negated?

The negate screen indicates that a previously accepted transmitted payment can only be negated on the same date the payment transmission was accepted or approved.

Where is the PSC ACH Payment Transmission screen documented?

PSC ACH Payment Transmission is documented separately in the PSC ACH guide because it has its own file selection, date range, prior record, and PN/PZ transmission workflow.