U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: LOW-VALUE SHIPMENTS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a proposed rule called: Low-Value Shipments.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 8 by Susan S. Thomas, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Summary: This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations to modify filing requirements for informal entries of goods valued at $2, 500 or less and to establish a new electronic informal entry type for merchandise entering through the mail environment. This document also proposes other related changes such as requiring an additional data element for carriers pertaining to mail shipments and imposing bonding requirements for ...