Entry of Low-Value Shipments

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• Document number: 2025-00551
• Type: Proposed Rule
• Published: January 14, 2025
• Comments close: March 17, 2025
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Treasury Department

Official abstract

This document proposes amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to the entry of certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800 that are eligible for an administrative exemption from duty and tax. Specifically, CBP proposes to create a new process for entering low-value shipments, allowing CBP to target high-risk shipments more effectively, including those containing synthetic opioids such as illicit fentanyl. This document also proposes to revise the current process for entering low-value shipments to require additional data elements that would assist CBP in verifying eligibility for duty- and tax-free entry of low-value shipments and bona-fide gifts.

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