CBP Provides Guidance for International Mail Shipments Previously Eligible for de Minimis
CBP has provided guidance via an Aug. 15 cargo systems message for transportation carriers and qualified parties on how to proceed with collecting duties from international mail shipments that would have been eligible for de minimis treatment.
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De minimis duty-free treatment will no longer be possible after Aug. 29, according to a July 30 White House executive order (see 2507300046).
According to the guidance, CBP has set up on Pay.gov a new International Mail Duty worksheet that will enable users to declare the country of origin, among other data. This procedure will start on Aug. 29. Duties will be due on the seventh business day of the month following the month of entry, and all payments require the completion and submission of the worksheet. This new worksheet will be required to submit the data to CBP.
Qualified parties that assume liability for duties must have an entry bond that is sufficient to secure the imports. They also must have a CBP Form 5106 on file that confirms the identity of the qualified party. Qualified parties are companies working with or independently of a carrier, foreign postal operator, or the United States Postal Service that assume liability for remittance of the duties.
The guidance also noted that shipments subject to antidumping and countervailing duties or quotas won't use this entry process and instead must be filed under an appropriate formal or informal entry type.