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Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026. It took effect on July 24, 2026. Comments closed on July 24, 2026.
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What the agency says
This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports valued at $800 or less arriving through the international postal network. This document also establishes a new postal informal entry process for certain merchandise entering the United States through the mail environment.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-12669
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Published
- June 24, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 24, 2026
- Comments due
- July 24, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date: This interim final rule is effective on July 24, 2026, except for amendatory instruction 4 (19 CFR 145.31), which is effective on June 24, 2026.
- Docket
- USCBP-2026-0761; CBP Dec. 26-13
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1685-AA45
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 19 CFR 145
- Topics
- Exports; Lotteries; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 21
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