21st Century Customs Framework

The 21st Century Customs Framework is a CBP initiative that seeks to modernize the flow of goods into the United States. The goals of the initiative are to enhance facilitation and security, ensure seamless data sharing, increase visibility into modern supply chains, provide enforcement flexibility and streamline processes to deter bad actors and protect U.S. consumers and businesses from unfair competition, and secure additional funding. CBP created a task force representing U.S. businesses which recommended a series of legislative proposals eventually codified into law in the Customs Modernization Act of 2023.