San Diego/Otay, CA
Good Morning Trade Participants,
For your awareness, CBP Otay Mesa and Tecate Commercial facilities are experiencing unexpected issues with ACE Portal, as informed in CAMS #50822371 - Issues accessing ACE Portal Message received at 0947 local time.
Otay Mesa Commercial facility is operating under contingency arrival processing with all available lanes. Current wait times are averaging an hour for both laden and empty. There is no impact to southbound operations.
Mexico SAT has been informed of the issue we are experiencing and we will jointly monitor the traffic in the event this does not resolve timely.
We will provide additional updates as needed or once ACE Portal issue is resolved, as customary we will consider the need for additional processing times if it becomes necessary, in coordination with Mexico SAT.
Please feel free to share message with any interested parties.
Sergio Delgadillo
Branch Chief Cargo
Otay Mesa Commercial Operations
San Diego CA 92154
**CAMS #50822371 - Issues accessing ACE Portal**
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice announcing changes to current COVID-19 vaccination restrictions concerning Cross-Border Trade and Travel.
Information BulletinDear Clients, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a list of Federal holidays for calendar year 2022 in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS)
The following days are designated as Federal holidays:
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Monday, January 17; Washington’s Birthday - Monday, February 21; Memorial Day - Monday, May 30; Independence Day - Monday, July 4; Labor Day - Monday, September 5; Columbus Day - Monday, October 10; Veterans Day - Friday, November 11; Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 24; Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25. New Year’s Day - Sunday, January 1;
Otay Mesa Commercial Federal Holiday Hours Of Operation are included in the attached pdf file.
Please contact us at the following email if you have any questions: Compliance@rljones.com Sincerely,
RL Jones Customhouse Brokers Ph. 619 661-8182 |
This Friday (weather permitting), Caltrans and SANDAG will open the southbound State Route 125 (SR 125) to eastbound State Route 905 (SR 905) and eastbound State Route 11 (SR 11) connectors in Otay Mesa for public use.
Click Read More to see the detail.
Happy Holiday Season to All!
We wish everyone the best this Holiday Season.
Local CBP Office has just announced hours of operation for Christmas and New Years. Please see below:
For both Saturday December 25, 2021 and Saturday January 01, 2022, the Otay Mesa Commercial Port will be closed.
Otay Mesa Commercial Port will observe Holiday hours of operation for the following days:
Friday December 24, 2021
Friday December 31, 2021
While unlikely, if we are provided any change for December 24th, i.e. a Presidential Executive Order granting additional day, we will provide any guidance as soon as we obtain it.
Best Regards,
Eduardo “Lalo” Acosta
Good afternoon and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Please note that Customs and Border Protection will observe Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25, 2021, with the following hours of operation:
Northbound 8-2 pm FAST and Perishable entries only.
Southbound 9-2 pm CTPAT certified exports only.
Our office and warehouse will be CLOSED, please contact us if you need special accommodations.
Please read the attached Notice for details.
Have a great day.
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