Customs Brokers Get Green Light to Keep Filing Forms
Published Date: 7/29/2025
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Summary
CBP is asking to keep collecting info from customs brokers, who help move goods across borders. They want to extend the current rules without big changes, so brokers can keep doing their jobs smoothly. This means no new fees or deadlines, just a thumbs-up to continue the paperwork process.
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Customs Broker Paperwork Extension
If you are a customs broker, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue collecting the same information it already requires by extending the current information collection. CBP says this extension keeps the existing paperwork process in place, and it will not add new fees or new deadlines while it seeks OMB review under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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