CBP No Longer Taking Duty Deferral Requests
CBP will no longer take requests to defer payments of customs duties, the agency said in a CSMS message. "CBP will retain the right to allow additional days for narrow circumstances, including a physical inability to file entry or payments, due to technology outages or port closures," the agency said.
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CBP briefly allowed for such deferral requests due to the COVID-19 outbreak. "Although the temporary option was provided to extend payment due dates, if the money was withdrawn from the account, these funds are legally owed to CBP and a refund will not be issued," it said. "Trade users need to work with their financial institutions to ensure that future ACH debit and ACH credit payments to CBP are processed appropriately."