# 2026-11595: White House Tightens Customs Bond Requirements 2026-11595, Strengthening Customs Enforcement, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-06-10, effective 2026-06-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11595 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-11595 - Title: Strengthening Customs Enforcement - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 91 FR 35125 - Published: 2026-06-10 - Effective: 2026-06-03 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-04 ## In one line White House Tightens Customs Bond Requirements ## Summary The government is cracking down on customs rules to stop illegal goods and make sure importers pay their fair share. Importers will need to show they have enough money or assets to cover their duties, and new rules will roll out within 180 days. This means safer trade, stronger borders, and fairer business for everyone. ## Effects PRIA read - New Minimum Bonds and Asset Rules: cost, medium. Within 180 days of June 3, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will require importers of record (IORs) to maintain a minimum level of tangible domestic assets, bonding, or both, and will increase the minimum required bond coverage. CBP will also require a bond or sufficient tangible dome… - Foreign Importers Barred From Informal Entries: cost, medium. Within 180 days of June 3, 2026, the Secretary shall take steps to prohibit foreign importers of record (foreign IORs) from filing informal entries under regulations promulgated pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1498. The order says foreign IORs are not to use informal entry procedures for low-value articles. - Formal Entry Limits for Foreign Importers: cost, medium. Within 180 days of June 3, 2026, the Secretary will require that a foreign IOR generally may not rely on a continuous bond for formal entry (except as permitted by CBP) and that eligible foreign IORs be validated in the CTPAT program or use a CTPAT-validated, licensed customs broker to file entries. - CBP 'Good Standing' Required to Import: cost, high. Within 180 days of June 3, 2026, CBP will require all importers of record (IORs) to maintain 'good standing' based on compliance history and payment of customs liabilities. IORs found to have illegally imported fentanyl, nitazene, other illicit substances, contraband, or precursor chemicals shall n… - New Import Disclosure and Certification Duties: cost, medium. The Secretary will establish heightened import disclosure and certification requirements, including certifying compliance with supply chain rules (e.g., forced labor prohibitions), disclosing foreign tax and global business identifiers, and providing detailed product supply-chain data. Within 90 da… - Higher Penalties and 50% Minimum Penalty Floor: cost, high. Within 90 days of June 3, 2026, the Secretary will revise mitigation standards to establish a minimum penalty floor of not less than 50 percent of the assessed penalty, create a minimum liquidated damages floor, and eliminate mitigation for repeat offenders. The order also calls for enforcing liqui… - Faster Seizure, Disposal, and Higher Bonds for High-Risk Shipments: cost, medium. Within 90 days of June 3, 2026, the Secretary will act to expedite seizure and disposal of noncompliant imports, reduce burdens for voluntary abandonment, increase bond requirements for high-risk shipments, and authorize third-party disposal where permitted by law. ## Related documents - [2026-22385](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22385): Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components Into the United States, 2026-11-02 - [2026-22292](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22292): Further Modifying the Scope of Products of Canada Subject to the Additional Duties Imposed To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Co…, 2026-10-30 - [2026-22052](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22052): Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Ref…, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22051](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22051): Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22049](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22049): Adjusting Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components Into the United States, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22050](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22050): National Seafood Month, 2026, 2026-10-28 ## Sources - [2026-11595 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11595/strengthening-customs-enforcement) - [2026-11595 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11595.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-11594, Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11594) - [Next: 2026-11741, Granting Pardon to Stephen E. 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