Trade community members are reminded that the deadlines for submitting comments on two proposed changes to the customs regulations regarding de minimis entries are fast approaching.
Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 allows for the informal entry of articles that have a retail value of $800 or less and are imported by one person in one day. These de minimis shipments are generally free of duty and taxes and subject to expedited clearance processing.
Stating that it processes an average of more than four million de minimis imports each day but receives only minimal information for them, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has proposed to create a new enhanced process for entering de minimis shipments that (1) uses an electronic entry process similar to what has been tested in CBP’s entry type 86 test, and (2) requires additional data elements based on the most useful data elements tested in CBP’s Section 321 data pilot. Comments on this proposal are due no later than March 17.
Further, asserting that the above factors “have created challenges with respect to the enforcement of trade actions designed to address threats to national security, unreasonable or discriminatory trade practices, and injury to domestic industry caused by import surges,” CBP has proposed to (1) exempt imported goods subject to Section 301, Section 232, or Section 201 trade measures from eligibility for de minimis entry and (2) require the 10-digit HTSUS classification to be provided with certain de minimis shipments. Comments on this proposal are due no later than March 24.
For more information on these proposals and how they may affect your business, or for assistance drafting comments to CBP, please contact attorney Lenny Feldman via email or at (305) 894-1011.
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