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Low-Value Shipments
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 8, 2026. Comments are due by December 7, 2026.
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What the agency says
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 certain informal entries.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20650
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Published
- October 8, 2026
- Comments due
- December 7, 2026
- Dates
- Comments on the rule must be received on or before December 7, 2026.
- Docket
- USCBP-2026-0298
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1685-AA38
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 19 CFR 113; 19 CFR 128; 19 CFR 141; 19 CFR 143; 19 CFR 145
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Common carriers; Exports; Freight; Laboratories; Lotteries; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Surety bonds
- Pages
- 32
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