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Filers who are approved to participate in the Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS) can pay duties for shipments entered or released during the previous calendar month. For 2024, those dates are available for reference in the attached file  Periodic Monthly Statements (PMS) Dates for 2024  Month Statement Dates 11th Workday Statement Dates 15th Workday January 01/17/2024 […]

The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced the further extension through May 31, 2024, of the reinstated and COVID-related exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation.  The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on December 31, 2023.  USTR announced the opening of a docket for public comments on existing exclusions on January […]

A status report and fee must be submitted by each entity holding a valid broker’s license (not revoked or canceled) issued any time prior to the 2024 calendar year, whether it may be a license for a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or individual.  An individually licensed Customs broker who forms a corporation, limited […]

A Customs bond is a legal contract between a principal (importer or shipper), a Surety company, and CBP that guarantees the importer complies with Customs regulations and that CBP is paid for applicable import duties, taxes, fines, and penalties. Bonds are required for almost all formal CBP entries and may be required for some informal […]

The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend all exclusions previously extended under heading 9903.88.67 and U.S. notes 20(ttt)(i), 20(ttt)(ii), 20(ttt)(iii), and 20(ttt)(iv) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). See 87 FR 78187 (December 21, 2022). The extension is effective with respect to goods entered […]

Pursuant to the General Notice (89 FR 59126) published July 22, 2024, adjustments to certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations, as codified in 19 U.S.C. § 58c, will take effect on October 1, 2024. These adjustments are being made in accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act), Public Law […]