Federal Register #2026-20171

CBP seeks comments on Entry Summary information collection and tests electronic mail entries

CBP is seeking public comments on revisions to its Entry Summary information collection and describing a voluntary electronic mail-entry test. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); no specific sub-agency or office is identified. - Purpose: This is an information-collection notice, not a procurement for products or services. CBP requests comments on its proposed revisions for review by the Office of Management and Budget. - Information covered: CBP Form 7501 is used by importers or authorized agents to report imported merchandise, customs value, and estimated duties, taxes, and fees. The collection also covers electronic and paper formal and informal entries, a paper transmittal form, exclusion approval information letters, and the voluntary test described below. - Voluntary electronic mail-entry test: CBP is testing a new informal mail-entry type in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for mailed shipments valued at $2,500 or less. Eligible participants include shipment owners or purchasers, their appointed licensed customs brokers, and mail carriers. - Required entry details include filer and importer-of-record identifiers; merchandise description, country of origin, tariff classification, and applicable quantity and weight; duty rate, value, and duties owed; and carrier, tracking number, and arrival port. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named. No products, quantities, or part numbers are being requested.

Description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a revision to its Entry Summary information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. CBP Form 7501 is used by importers or their authorized agents to report merchandise entering the United States, including customs value and estimated duties, taxes, and fees. The notice describes a voluntary test of a new electronic informal mail entry process in ACE for mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less, and requests public comments on the information collection. Comments are due by November 2, 2026.

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