ACE DIS Now Validates ITN for EEI Submissions (CBP-255) in Production
CBP has deployed Document Image System (DIS) validation of the Internal Transaction Number (ITN) for Electronic Export Information submissions (CBP-255) to ACE production. Exporters and their brokers whose EEI workflows touch DIS should confirm ITN data integrity before submitting.
We read this deployment as a tightening of ACE's automated gatekeeping on export documentation — invalid or missing ITNs that previously may have passed through DIS without error will now be flagged at submission. We are reviewing our export filing workflows to confirm ITN population is consistent across all EEI templates.
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