CBP Tweaks Entry Summary Paperwork Again
Published Date: 7/1/2026
Notice
Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is updating the paperwork they collect for entry summaries, which affects businesses importing goods. They want your feedback by August 31, 2026, to make sure the process is clear and not too time-consuming. This update aims to keep things smooth without adding extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Voluntary ACE Informal Mail Entry Test
CBP is launching a voluntary electronic informal mail entry test (Entry Type 13) in ACE for shipments sent by mail with a value of $2,500 or less. The test is open to owners and purchasers of merchandise, licensed customs brokers, and carriers (who may transmit postal tracking numbers), and it provides an alternative to the interim informal mail entry process.
Entry Type 13 Data Elements and Burden Estimate
Entry Type 13 requires the importer of record to electronically send specific data elements (12 items including filer code, IOR number, 10-digit HTSUS classifications, value, total duty owed, foreign-post tracking number, and arrival port). CBP estimates the Entry--Test 13 workload as 2,000,000 total annual responses (10 respondents with 200,000 responses each), with a time-per-response of 3 minutes and total annual burden hours of 100,000.
10-Working-Day Filing Deadline Maintained
CBP Form 7501 (Entry Summary) must be filed within 10 working days from the time merchandise enters the United States. This requirement applies to the importer or the importer's agent for each import transaction.
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