CSMS & Rulings

CBP announces Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2617, containing tariff and ABI record updates including Section 301 Forced Labor HTS changes and revised U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PGA flagging.

CBP issued guidance implementing USTR-announced Section 301 tariffs of 10-12.5% on imports from sixty economies, effective July 24, 2026, with instructions for importers and filers on entry submission.

CBP announces Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2616, published July 21, 2026, containing tariff and ABI record updates including PGA HTS flagging changes and Section 301 Brazil-related HTS updates effective July 22, 2026.

CBP provides guidance on new Section 301 tariffs imposing a 25% additional ad valorem duty on most products of Brazil effective July 22, 2026, detailing exemption categories, entry filing sequencing, foreign trade zone status, and Chapter 98 treatment.

CBP announces Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2608, published April 22, 2026, containing 39 Harmonized Tariff Records and 123 ABI records, including Section 301 Large Civil Aircraft HTS updates and miscellaneous adjustments from the 2026 HTS verification process.

CBP announced Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2542, published December 4, 2025, containing tariff and ABI record updates related to the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal, Section 301 product exclusion extensions, and an FDA-related HTS flagging change.

CBP updates guidance on Section 301 vessel fees applicable to vessels owned, operated, or built in China and foreign-built vehicle carriers, per FRN annexes, with LNG tankers exempt and payment burden on vessel operators.

CBP provides guidance on new Section 301 vessel fees applicable to vessels owned, operated, or built in China and to foreign-built vehicle carrier vessels, noting that operators bear responsibility for determining fee liability.

CBP clarifies the resubmission timeframe for rejected entry summaries involving AD/CVD and trade remedy duties (IEEPA, Section 232, Section 301, and Section 201), noting rejection time limits of 60 or 300 days and a 10-working-day trade response window.

CBP provides guidance that USTR extended certain Section 301 China product-specific and manufacturing equipment exclusions through November 29, 2025, and explains how to file HTSUS 9903.88.69/9903.88.70 to claim them.

CBP announces Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2534, published August 29, 2025, containing 717 tariff records and 3364 ABI records, which includes a Section 301 product exclusion extension and PGA HTS flagging updates for EPA.

CBP issued updated guidance on tariff stacking priority order under EO 14289 as amended, clarifying how Section 232 auto/aluminum/steel and IEEPA Canada/Mexico tariffs interact, reporting requirements, effective dates, and refund procedures for overlapping duty payments.

CBP announces Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2520, published May 31, 2025, containing tariff and ABI record changes, including extension of certain Section 301 exclusions through August 31, 2025, and a PGA-related FDA flag update.

CBP provides updated guidance implementing Executive Order 14289, establishing a prioritization order for applying Section 232 auto, IEEPA Canada/Mexico, and Section 232 steel/aluminum tariffs when multiple actions could apply to the same article, along with reporting instructions and refund procedures for entries since March 4, 2025.

CBP announced that a system error (F624) causing incorrect rejection of entry summary lines with certain SPI codes and HTS provisions has been resolved, and instructed filers to resubmit affected entry summaries.

CBP updated the required order of reporting for multiple HTS classifications on a single entry summary line in ACE when Chapter 98 or 99 codes are involved, including sequencing for Section 301, IEEPA (China/Hong Kong), and Section 232/201 duties or quotas. This update supersedes prior guidance to incorporate reporting instructions tied to the February 1, 2025 IEEPA executive order.

CBP announced a proposed rule that would remove the duty-free de minimis exemption for low-value shipments subject to Section 201, 232, and 301 actions, and would require 10-digit HTSUS classification for certain low-value shipment claims; a 60-day public comment period applies.

CBP announced that the issue causing Errors 771 and 613 to incorrectly trigger for certain HTS summaries paired with allowable Section 301 trade remedy combinations has been resolved, and filers should resubmit any summaries that previously failed due to this issue.

CBP notes that certain HTS numbers are incorrectly triggering Error 771 and Error 613 when paired with valid Section 301 trade remedy HTS combinations, and states a fix is anticipated by January 11 with a follow-up CSMS to be issued once resolved.

CBP provides guidance on Section 301 China Four-Year Review tariff increases effective January 1, 2025, raising additional duty rates on certain tungsten products, wafers, and polysilicon, along with entry filing instructions and foreign trade zone treatment.