Estimated total study time: 19 hours 33 minutes
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Subscriber price: $230.00, Non-subscriber price: $305.00
Estimated total study time: 19 hours 33 minutes
COMING SOON TO GISTNET: Automated Broker Interface (ABI) ACE filings in a test environment. GISTnet is partnering with Magaya Customs Compliance (ACELYNK) to provide an opportunity for Customs Brokers, operators of Free/Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ), Container Freight Station (CFS) operators, self-filers, and other members of the trade community to practice filing documents in a test environment. It is an actual ACE Software program online, no download required. For inquiries email GISTnet staff. The course begins by explaining how to read the entry summary. It follows the 7501 Instructions provided by CBP with relevant questions.
Note: In order to complete this course you must use ACE Software that has a test environment which does not submit to CBP. Printing of the 7501 and customer invoice is also necessary. This course is made up of several case studies for practice in filing entry in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Case studies should be taken only after completion of the prior 8 courses in the "Introduction to U.S. Customs Brokerage" series, for proper continuity. This requirement can be waived for entry-writers with prior training:
In this course, we offer Air, Ocean and Border Case studies to provide practice with obtaining information from sample documents, determining whether trade agreements or partner government agencies are involved, duty, fees, entry type, importer of record, continuous vs. single entry bond, etc.
The case studies require the use of ACE software in the ABI system with the capability to create an entry summary and single entry bond without transmission to CBP, and a customer invoice. All three documents must be printable. If your ABI system does not have this functionality, we have a temporary solution.
Please note: company-specific case studies, including those with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) can be created using this or any software that has a test system. If your company is facing compliance issues, this would be a good way to reduce errors.
This lesson provides a procedural walkthrough of CBP Form 7501 (Entry Summary), emphasizing the accurate completion of Blocks 1–15, which establish the core identifying, entry‑type, payment, bond, port, carrier, transportation, and country data for an import transaction.
Learners are introduced to the purpose and regulatory role of CBP Form 7501 and then guided block‑by‑block through required data elements, applicable coding conventions, and reporting rules as defined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The lesson addresses how entry summaries are filed in both paper and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/Automated Broker Interface (ABI) environments and highlights the importance of correct data entry regardless of software automation.
Special attention is given to entry type codes, ABI status and payment type indicators, and the distinction between daily, periodic monthly statement (PMS), and non‑statement payments, as well as “live” entry requirements. The lesson also covers key procedural considerations for consumption, informal, warehouse, drawback, government, transportation, and special entry types, ensuring brokers understand how early form decisions affect downstream processing, duty payment, and CBP acceptance.
(Estimated study time: 2 hours 7 minutes)
This lesson provides a comprehensive, practical overview of CBP Form 7501 Blocks 16 through 30, focusing on transportation details, missing documentation reporting, country of origin requirements for steel and aluminum (Section 232), and party identification. Learners will examine how to accurately report Immediate Transportation (IT) numbers and dates, identify when multiple entries require special formatting, and apply rules governing missing documents and bond implications. The lesson also explains how to correctly report foreign ports of lading, U.S. ports of unlading, and location of goods using FIRMS codes. Special emphasis is placed on the reporting requirements for steel and aluminum articles, including country of melt and pour, smelt, and cast, ensuring compliance regardless of duty applicability. Finally, learners will develop the ability to accurately record consignee, importer, and ultimate consignee information, ensuring proper identification and compliance with 19 CFR 141 requirements. By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to complete these blocks accurately in real-world entry summary scenarios, including multi-line, multi-country, and multi-IT filings.
(Estimated study time: 1 hour 5 minutes)
This lesson provides an in‑depth, line‑by‑line analysis of CBP Form 7501 Blocks 31 through 47, focusing on how individual line items are constructed, reported, and summarized for Customs and Border Protection processing and statistical integrity. Learners will examine how a single commodity entry progresses from line number assignment and HTS classification through value, quantity, duty, tax, and fee calculations, culminating in the entry summary totals and broker/importer file references. Special emphasis is placed on complex reporting scenarios frequently encountered by customs brokers and compliance professionals. By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to accurately complete each required data element in Blocks 31–47, avoid common filing errors, and ensure that entry summaries meet the requirements of CBP, the Census, and other government agencies.
(Estimated study time: 1 hour 27 minutes)
The best way to learn is through practice. This case study concentrates on an air import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents, completing the entry summary, and single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI ACE software system.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 33 minutes)
Air Case study 1 continued. Processing the air shipment entry, and bill.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 3 hours 20 minutes)
This case study concentrates on a border import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents and completing the entry summary, single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI system. Border entries are typical of methods on both borders.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 56 minutes)
Case study 2 continued. Processing the entry, and bill.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 2 hours 40 minutes)
This case study concentrates on an air import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents and completing the entry summary, single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI system.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 16 minutes)
Air Case study 3 continued. Processing the anti-dumping entry, and bill.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 3 hours 15 minutes)
This case study concentrates on an ocean import to use what was learned in this series of courses. It is one of several case studies devoted to actually looking at a set of sample documents and completing the entry summary, single entry bond and customer invoice in an actual ABI system.
(Assessments available beginning: 2026-06-30)
(Estimated study time: 14 minutes)
Case study 4 continued. Processing the multi-line ocean entry, and bill.
(Estimated study time: 3 hours 41 minutes)