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Oct 1Thu
  1. Federal Register · CBP

    CBP seeks comments on revised Entry information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    CBP will submit a revised Entry information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is taking public comments on the revision. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, where the collection appears under "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments." The notice does not state what the revision changes in the collection.

  2. Federal Register · CBP

    CBP seeks comments on revision to Entry Summary information collection

    CBP will submit a revision to the Entry Summary information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is taking public comments on the collection. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments" or using the search function. The notice does not state what the revision changes in the collection.

Sep 22Tue
  1. Federal Register · CBP

    CBP announces voluntary ACE Electronic Export Manifest test for truck cargo

    CBP announces in a general notice that it will conduct a voluntary ACE Electronic Export Manifest for Truck Cargo Test, in which truck export participants agree to submit limited export manifest data electronically at least 24 hours before departure from the United States to a foreign destination, complemented by the complete export manifest filing no later than two hours before arrival at the final port of export. The test begins October 23, 2026 and will run for approximately two years, subject to extension, modification or early termination announced in the Federal Register.

Sep 16Wed
  1. CBP · Trade

    CBP hosts 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted the 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas, Texas from Sept. 8-10, with 1,300 in-person and 3,000 virtual participants, under the theme "Knowing Your Supply Chain to Remain Compliant and Mitigate Risk." CBP Deputy Commissioner Ron Vitiello's opening remarks covered the Strengthening Customs Enforcement Executive Order, illegal transshipment, forced labor enforcement, ACE modernization, Enforce and Protect Act investigations and supply chain security. CBP encouraged attendees to file formal comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility."

Aug 26Wed
  1. CBP · Trade

    CBP publishes Rail Electronic Export Manifest final rule requiring advance electronic manifests

    CBP published the Rail Electronic Export Manifest Final Rule on August 26, 2026, requiring advance submission of electronic rail export manifests in the Automated Commercial Environment's Electronic Export Manifest system. The rule makes EEM mandatory for electronic rail manifest processing, moving beyond the current EEM Pilot. The notice does not state an effective date or compliance deadline.

Jul 23Thu
  1. CBSA · Customs Notices

    CBSA clarifies rail carrier reporting for in-transit shipments in Customs Notice 26-16

    CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-16 that rail carriers reporting domestic in-transit cargo moving between points in Canada through the United States (CAN-US-CAN) must now select "Rail In-transit Manifest" in the Movement Type Code field of the ACI/eManifest cargo transmission, the same movement type used for other in-transit movements, instead of transmitting the cargo as an import with "in-transit Canadian origin goods" in the special instructions field.

May 11Mon
  1. CBSA · Customs Notices

    CBSA opens applications for 2026/27 Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearance pilot season

    CBSA states in its Customs Notice that the Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearance (ASECC) pilot program runs for the 2026/27 season from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, and that carriers must submit Business Profile Application form BSF786 by May 15, 2026 to participate. Applications received after that date are reviewed case by case only if submitted four weeks before departure from the foreign port. Consolidated shipments are prohibited from the pilot and must report to the nearest designated C/VESS location, and each voyage requires a separate Part 2 package submitted seven days before departure from the foreign port.

Jan 6Tue
  1. CBP · Trade

    CBP moves to electronic refunds on Feb. 6, 2026, ending paper checks for customs refunds

    CBP states that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will stop issuing paper checks for all CBP refunds on Feb. 6, 2026, unless the recipient has an approved waiver under 31 C.F.R. § 208.4, and that two upgrades to the ACE Secure Data Portal prepare users for the electronic refund process. The changes, outlined in the Interim Final Rule: Electronic Refunds, follow Executive Order 14247 on modernizing federal payments. The first upgrade adds a secure online tool for authorizing electronic refunds and the second simplifies the application process for creating importer accounts.