CBP Allows Grace Period for FDA ACE Supplemental Guide Changes

CBP will give filers a grace period as the agency deploys changes to the FDA Supplemental Guide in ACE (draft version 2.5.12) (see 2501210017), in a Jan. 22 cargo systems message.

The agency said that to support the import community’s request for a transition period, the severity (warning or reject) of the validations associated with these changes and their respective deployment dates will vary.

"In order to facilitate efficient review by FDA, filers are encouraged to transmit accurate data during the transition period," CBP said. "Refer to the FDA Supplemental Guide (Draft Version 2.5.12 updated 01/15/2025) in the Draft Chapters section of CBP.gov for valid Intended Use Codes (IUC) for each commodity."

The validations associated with the outlined changes will result in a warning on Feb. 22, then on March 22 these validations will result in a reject.