## 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.

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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