CBP suspended multiple customs brokers from participating in the Entry Type 86 pilot in May, and officials who participated in a background interview recently with International Trade Today said some of those firms haven't been reinstated.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2422 on Dec. 31, containing 290 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 55 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2422 includes end of year HTS adjustments required by the verification of the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
While it's still CBP's goal in the next 16 days to release a notice of proposed rulemaking on requirements for data submissions and on restrictions for goods eligible for de minimis, agency officials acknowledged that one or both might not be ready in time.
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Correction: Speaking on the role of the customs broker as the trade industry adopts use of AI for trade compliance purposes, Lenny Feldman of Sandler Travis said that, while AI is a useful tool, "you still need the customs broker, you still need the intermediary to play a role, to manage that data and make the final decisions as to what data is going to be provided to the government agencies that enforce international trade, particularly CBP," (see 2412090068).
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2421 Dec. 30, containing 36 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and eight Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2421 also contains eight end of year 484(f) records with an updated end date of Dec. 31, 2025.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending by one year the compliance date for its "Broker and Freight Financial Responsibility" rule, it said in a notice released Dec. 30. The new deadline will be Jan. 16, 2026.
Provide at least 120 days for new data requirements on Russian-caught fish, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America asked CBP in its comments on new requirements for data submissions to help the government enforce its ban on the importation of Russian-harvested fish.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2420 on Dec. 27, containing 5,459 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 905 Harmonized Tariff Schedule Records, according to a Dec. 27 cargo systems message.