Product Information

Descartes ACE 4-Trucks

Do You Need to “ACE” New U.S. Government Customs Requirements for the Canadian & Mexican Borders?

Don’t let shipments get potentially turned away or delayed at the border. Flagship Customs Services (FCS), the largest electronic customs filer in the United States and ViaSafe, the largest electronic customs filer in Canada, are now part of the Descartes Global Logistics Network™ (GLN) creating one of the world’s largest customs filing organizations. The GLN is a robust messaging network with thousands of shippers, including 90+ air, 30+ ocean, 1,400+ truck carriers and connectivity to many worldwide regulatory agencies, so companies are better equipped to meet regulatory initiatives while remaining compliant and competitive.

Enhanced Cross-Border Services

For any basic ACE Service customer, Descartes offers a complete value-added, cross-border documentation service,

ViaTrade, to help improve the efficiency and traceability of the customs and border clearance processes.

Basic Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Services

Descartes’ electronic manifest system helps small-to-large companies comply with U.S. Customs and Border
Protection’s (CBP) ACE electronic filing requirements through the following services:

ACE 4-Trucks

• Help/Lookup/Reporting features help ensure

• Use tools to immediately alert users to border crossing
problems or errors

• Integrated Denied Parties Screening compliance

• Delivered on the Import2000 platform to allow
multimodal, multi-country customs compliance

ACE Preparer

• Fax/Email information to Descartes for data entry and
submission to ACE

• Receive e-Alert ACE status messages via email

• View Waybills and Trip ACE status messages through
the ACE-4-Trucks interface

• Ideal for large organizations with existing infrastructure
and ACE software

ACE Connect

• Provides a secure connection to US CBP via the
Descartes GLN

• Electronically route bills of lading and commercial
invoices to customs brokers and view associated
shipments and documents

ViaTrade

• Connects carriers to customs brokers and US CBP,
providing visibility and control over the location of
customs filing documents

• Review the status of submitted reports including alerts
for shipment documents that have not been accepted by
customs brokers

• Full Fax & Forget service also available for small to
midsize carriers