U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an authorization for immediate delivery procedures for goods to be released from Dec. 15 through Dec. 31. This authorization is offered to filers who may want to take advantage of interim Harmonized Tariff Schedule changes that take effect on or after Jan. 1, 2024.
This blanket authorization does not apply to absolute quota merchandise and goods moved under a transportation in-bond entry. Tariff-rate quota goods previously authorized for ID release may still be released but the entry summary must be presented within 10 working days after release or within the quota period, whichever expires first.
CBP has also provided the following policy and processing updates to reflect the Sept. 30 deployment of an ACE enhancement allowing filers to transmit an ID request on an entry.
- Properly initiated requests for ID are considered approved once the shipment is released unless the request has been denied by CBP.
- Goods may be released under a special permit for ID in the following specific instances: (a) goods from contiguous countries (specifically Canada and Mexico), (b) fresh fruits and vegetables, (c) importation by U.S. government agencies, (d) articles of a trade fair, (e) goods subject to quota, (f) goods released from warehouse followed by a warehouse withdrawal for consumption, (g) split shipments, (h) entities shipped unassembled or disassembled on multiple conveyances, and (i) end-of-year authorization issued by CBP headquarters.
- A strict two-step entry process – filing entry first and then the entry summary – is required when requesting ID for a shipment. The entry must be filed within 15 days of the arrival date and ID must be requested on the entry before the release of goods. The entry summary must be filed, with estimated duties attached, within 10 working days after the goods (or any part thereof) are released. The date the entry summary is successfully filed will function as the date of entry and will be used for the duty rate calculation.
- Manual processing (entry-by-entry ID requests made on letterhead via the Document Image System submitted to CBP Centers of Excellence and Expertise for processing) is discontinued for individual entry requests, but blanket ID requests were not provided for in the Sept. 30 ACE deployment and must continue to follow the manual process.
- Electronically submitted entries that request ID must be submitted by the filer on the entry submission prior to release on an entry-by-entry basis.
- CBP continues to accept the paper CBP Form 3461 for ID for non-ABI filings.
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