CBP Wants More Paperwork for Moving Boxes Around
Published Date: 11/26/2025
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Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending the paperwork rules for moving cargo to container stations. This affects businesses that ship goods, giving them more time to comment on the process before it’s finalized by December 26, 2025. No new fees are introduced, but your feedback helps keep things smooth and clear!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Cargo-to-Container Paperwork Extended
CBP is extending without change the paperwork rules for moving cargo to container stations and is accepting comments through December 26, 2025. The collection affects businesses: CBP estimates 14,327 respondents making 358,175 total annual responses, with each response taking about 7 minutes and totaling 41,548 burden hours per year. No new fees are being introduced.
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