REMINDER: CBP Modifications on Post Summary Corrections Payments Begin August 5
Customs and Border Protection has released guidance via a CSMS message regarding the upcoming modifications to payment of additional duties for Post Summary Corrections (PSCs).
As a reminder beginning August 5, filers will no longer be able to pay increases in duties, taxes, and fees resulting from a PSC via check or cash. All increases will be required to be remitted electronically via ACH. Filers must remit in full at the time of PSC submission or filers may wait for CBP to issue a bill reflecting the full amount of the increase at the time of liquidation. Partial payments will not be accepted. Subsequent PSCs will not be allowed until the filer has paid all required increases from the initial PSC. Payment of interest will not be accepted prior to liquation. Interest will be paid after liquidation when CBP issues a bill on any interest due on the PSC.
To make electronic payments, test participants must enroll in either the ACH Debit process or ACH Credit process. To pay via ACH Debit or Credit, test participants must follow the regular payment process implemented by CBP for ACH payments. For questions regarding the enrollment process, contact ACH-CUSTOMS@cbp.dhs.gov. Full details may be found via the Federal Register.
To view our initial Compass article regarding the beginning of testing for this modification, please visit Issue 26-025 which was released on July 15.
DHS Adds 43 Companies to UFLPA Entity List
On July 31 DHS announced the addition of 43 companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Two technical updates to existing entities were also announced. This brings the total number of entities present on the list to 187 and is the largest expansion of the list to date. Goods produced by these entities are prohibited from entering the U.S. To view the entities being updated by this announcement, please visit Homeland Security’s UFLPA Entity-Specific Information page. You may also view the update in the Federal Register.
CPSC Clarifies Ambiguous CSMS Message
CPSC has released an updated CSMS Message after CSMS # 69177694, sent on July 8, created some confusion surrounding eFiling implementation. In the update, CPSC has clarified that while the eFiling of certificate data is mandatory, CBP will not reject entries that do not have the CPSC message set. However, CPSC may respond to the trade about missing data and enforcement action may be taken on any entires that do not have CPSC data when required.
Quartz TRQs Begin August 15
In a proclamation released July 31, President Trump has announced the implementation of a tariff-rate quota on imports of quartz surface products. This announcement comes on the heels of a recommendation by the International Trade Commission after finding that large volumes of quartz imports are harming domestic quartz industry.
The announced TRQ will be in place for four years and will apply to imports of all countries with exclusions for imports from Australia, Canada, Colombia, South Korea, Israel, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and nations who are participants of CAFTA-DR and the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Goods entered within the TRQ limits for the period of August 15, 2026 through August 14, 2030 will be entered under 9903.45.30. Goods entered in excess of the TRQ limits will be entered under 9903.45.31.
Section 232 Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals Implemented, UK Rate Adjusted
The Section 232 tariffs on Pharmaceuticals took effect at 12:01 AM on July 31. This first wave of implementation requires all importers to report a chapter 99 tariff regardless of their presence on the Annex III list of companies for which duty is already due. Importers not listed in Annex III should report subject shipments of pharmaceuticals under 9903.04.61 until September 29 when these tariffs become applicable to all.
Pharmaceuticals from JP, the EU, KR, CH, or LI will see a reduced duty rate of 15% all in. Pharmaceuticals from the UK were to originally see a reduced duty rate of 10% additional duty but a notice of reduction was released by the Secretary of Commerce over the weekend reducing tariffs for UK pharmaceuticals to 0% additional duty. This notice will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, August 4.
To view the CSMS message regarding the implementation of these tariffs, you may visit here. For the CSMS message regarding the reduction in duty for UK pharmaceuticals, visit here.
Commerce Department Announces Additional Section 232 Duties on 14 Additional Articles
In a Federal Register notice published August 6, the Commerce Department has announced their intention to implement Section 232 Duties against 14 additional articles made with aluminum, steel, and copper. These imports include derivative products ranging from aluminum powder to brass-wind instruments, fire extinguishers, and steel containers for various chemicals. Most of these products have a proposed duty rate of 25% while cranes, mobile lifting frames, and various trailers have been proposed a lower duty rate of 15%.
For more details, please visit the Federal Register. Comments are being collected and must be submitted any time before August 27. To submit your comments, visit the federal rulemaking portal and reference XRIN 0694-XC166 in all comments.