Secure Revenue Clearance Channel Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Miller (WV)
Introduced
Summary
Creates a new opt-in low-value import pathway for shipments valued at $600 or less. It would let approved express carriers handle customs entry under tight controls and collect substitute fees instead of many traditional duties.
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- Express consignment carriers would be allowed to clear eligible low-value packages but must submit CBP-approved electronic advanced manifests, assume liability to CBP, run integrated door-to-door operations, and enter narcotics information sharing and enforcement agreements.
- Small importers and shoppers could opt in for shipments worth $600 or less and pay a substitute fee instead of normal duties, choosing among a 20 percent ad valorem charge, the equivalent formal-entry tariff rate, or other fixed or ad valorem duties.
- Fees collected by carriers would be remitted quarterly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and deposited into the Treasury general fund, while shipments subject to antidumping or countervailing duties, tariff-rate quotas, and certain alcohol, tobacco, and other agency-collected taxes or fees would be excluded from the pathway.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Higher fees on small imported packages
If enacted, importers using the Secure Revenue Clearance Channel would pay a per‑shipment fee for items cleared for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse. The importer of record would choose one option: (1) 20% of the item's value; (2) the tariff rate the item would face if entered as a formal entry; or (3) any country‑based fixed or ad valorem duty rate (including postal rates). The carrier would collect the fee and must remit amounts quarterly to CBP, and collected money would be deposited in the Treasury general fund. The fee would replace certain port charges and the duties that would otherwise apply, including most‑favored‑nation and section 232 duties. The rule would start 30 days after enactment.
New low-value customs channel for packages
If enacted, this bill would create a "Secure Revenue Clearance Channel" that lets certain express carriers complete customs for packages worth $600 or less. Carriers would have to submit an electronic advanced manifest and get CBP approval of the format and manifest. To qualify, carriers would need close control at pickup and delivery, assume CBP liability, run hubs and facilities, and sign drug information and enforcement agreements with CBP and ICE. The pathway would not apply to goods under antidumping or countervailing duties, tariff‑rate quotas, federal taxes collected by other agencies (like alcohol or tobacco), or other agency fees unless those fees are waived. The change would take effect 30 days after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Miller (WV)
WV • R
Cosponsors
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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