Border Patrol Revises Entry Summary Paperwork for Importers Nationwide
Published Date: 10/1/2026
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Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is updating the paperwork they collect for entry summaries, which affects businesses and agencies involved in importing goods. They’re asking for public feedback by November 2, 2026, to make sure the process stays clear and efficient. No big cost changes are mentioned, but your input can help shape smoother trade paperwork!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Revised Form 7501 filing burden estimates
CBP is revising the information collection for CBP Form 7501 (Entry Summary) and provides estimated respondent counts, response volumes, time-per-response, and total annual burden hours for multiple submission types. Examples include Formal Entry (electronic): 2,336 respondents, 23,133,408 total annual responses, 5 minutes per response, and 1,920,073 total annual burden hours; Informal Entry (electronic): 1,883 respondents, 4,861,906 total annual responses, 5 minutes per response, and 403,538 total annual burden hours; and several paper submission estimates with higher minutes per response and large aggregate burden hours.
Voluntary electronic informal mail entry (Entry Type 13)
CBP is testing a voluntary electronic informal mail entry called Entry Type 13 for shipments sent by mail with a value of $2,500 or less. The test is open to owners/purchasers of the merchandise, licensed customs brokers acting as importer of record, and carriers (which may transmit postal tracking numbers), and requires filers to send specified data elements such as filer code, importer number, HTSUS 10-digit classification(s), value, total duty, carrier name, tracking number, and arrival port. CBP estimates the ET-13 test will involve 10 respondents, 2,000,000 total annual responses, an estimated 5 minutes per response, and 166,667 total annual burden hours for the test.
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