CBP Regulations, Policies, Advisories, and News

CBP Proposes New Rule to Strengthen Enforcement and Limit Duty Exemption for Low-Value Shipments January 17, 2025 Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at tightening the de minimis duty exemption for certain low-value shipments entering the U.S. The proposed changes would make…

CBP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Enhance Enforcement as to Low-Value Shipments January 13, 2025 Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen CBP’s information collection requirements for low value shipments, also known as de minimis shipments. The proposed Entry of Low-Value Shipments…

January 9, 2025 will be a CBP Holiday for Payments January 2, 2025 Return to Alerts Page CSMS # 63595616 – January 9, 2025, CBP Holiday for Payments The President has signed an Executive Order designating January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning. Therefore, that date will now be considered a CBP Holiday.…

CBP Releases 2025 First Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins December 20, 2024 Return to Alerts Page CSMS # 63473223 – GUIDANCE: 2025 First Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins Please refer to the Quota Bulletins Webpage at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins for the documents listed below addressing quantity thresholds for January 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025.…

CBP Appoints Cleatus Hunt, Jr. as Area Port Director, Area Port of Philadelphia November 6, 2024 Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pipeline # 022-2024 November 6, 2024 Subject:          CBP Area Port of Philadelphia, Area Port Director, Cleatus P. Hunt, Jr. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is pleased to announce Cleatus…

CBP Issues Cargo and Vessel Processing Guidelines due to Possible International Longshoremen’s Association Strike September 30, 2024 Return to Alerts Page Vessels arriving with cargo intended for unlading at ports impacted by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strike (east coast/gulf coast ports) may need to consider alternative routing. Reporting of vessel arrival, vessel entry, and…

Updated List of Vague Merchandise Descriptions Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented nationwide cargo messaging to communicate with the entry filer on shipments that have vague noncompliant cargo descriptions. An initial list of unacceptable cargo descriptions was posted to the CBP website. The list has since been updated to include…