CBP Keeps Free Trade Agreement Paperwork Rolling
Published Date: 5/7/2026
Notice
Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is asking to keep collecting info about Free Trade Agreements to help trade run smoothly. This affects businesses and agencies involved in importing and exporting goods. They want your feedback by July 6, 2026, and there’s no new cost—just a paperwork extension to keep things on track.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Two-Hour Burden Per FTA Claim
CBP estimates each FTA preferential claim takes 2 hours per response. For example, the USMCA collection lists 4,300,060 respondents with an estimated total of 8,600,120 annual burden hours (2 hours per response).
FTA Information Collection Extended
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue collecting information under OMB Control Number 1651-0117 for Free Trade Agreements (extension without change). The collection asks for data such as importer and exporter identity, a description of the goods, tariff classification number, country of origin, and the preference criterion in the Rules of Origin; comments are due by July 6, 2026.
No New Data Elements Proposed
The submission is an extension 'without change' to the existing information collection (Type of Review: Extension (without change)), so CBP is not proposing additional data elements or increased per-response time in this filing. Stakeholders may submit comments on the extension by July 6, 2026.
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