CBP Extends Vessel Repair Record-Keeping Requirements
Published Date: 5/1/2026
Notice
Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending the paperwork collection for tracking when ships get repairs or buy equipment from other countries. This affects ship owners and operators who must keep records and submit them on time. Comments on this process are open until June 1, 2026, with no new fees or changes in costs announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Ongoing Form 226 Paperwork Burden
If you own or operate a U.S.-registered commercial vessel, you must continue to keep records and file CBP Form 226 for foreign repairs or equipment purchases. CBP estimates 303 respondents, 35 responses per respondent (10,605 total responses), 2 hours per response, and 21,210 total annual burden hours (about 70 hours per respondent per year).
50% Duty on Foreign Repairs
Under 19 U.S.C. 1466(a), a 50 percent ad valorem duty is assessed on a vessel master or owner for repairs, purchases, or expenses incurred in a foreign country by a U.S.-registered commercial vessel. CBP uses Form 226 to declare these foreign repairs or purchases so it can assess that duty.
Potential Mandatory Vessel Entry System
CBP reports that Form 226 is being used in the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System public test and that CBP is considering a regulatory change to move that test into a requirement. If made mandatory, vessel owners/operators would be required to use the system rather than only participate in the test.
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