CBP Keeps Invoice Form Alive for Smooth Trade Paperwork
Published Date: 8/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection is asking to keep collecting info from commercial invoices, which businesses use when shipping goods. This extension means no big changes or new costs, but it keeps things running smoothly at the border. If you ship stuff internationally, this affects you and helps speed up customs checks.
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Commercial Invoice Collection Extended
Customs and Border Protection will continue collecting information from commercial invoices used when shipping goods internationally. The extension keeps the current collection in place with no big changes or new costs, and it is intended to help speed up customs checks and keep border processing running smoothly for shippers.
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