US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently announced that it is delaying implementation of phase four enforcement of the Trade Act of 2002 - Advance Electronic Cargo Information requirements for trucks.

Due to unexpected programming difficulties that have not been resolved with the ACE e-Truck manifest, the CBP Office of Field Operations (OFO) is delaying the implementation of the Phase Four Enforcement policy until the completion of the following two priority issues:

• Complete programming to enable ACE recognition of FAST ID cards
• Support the ability of third-party service providers to transmit a
  manifest via ACE

As a result, the May 15th enforcement date for the Phase Four Enforcement Guidelines for the Truck Trade Act was postponed temporarily until June 15, 2006.