Mandatory Advance Electronic Information for International Mail Shipments; Re-Opening of Comment Period

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 2021-10998
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: May 25, 2021
• Effective: March 15, 2021
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Official abstract

On March 15, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register an Interim Final Rule (IFR), which amends the CBP regulations to provide for mandatory advance electronic data (AED) for international mail shipments. Although the comment period for this IFR closed on May 14, 2021, CBP has decided to reopen the comment period for an additional 30 days.

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