CBP gives postal importers until January 20 to file formal entry on dutiable and regulated mail
Postal importers get three more months. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has moved to January 20, 2027 the date by which certain packages arriving through the international mail must be filed on formal entry, under a final rule filed for public inspection on Wednesday and due to publish on October 22, the date the original deadline fell.
The requirement reaches mail that is subject to partner government agency rules, owes duties under Chapter 98 or Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, or claims duty-free treatment under Chapter 98 or a free trade agreement. Those goods were left out of the simpler postal informal entry process that CBP created on June 24, when it suspended the de minimis exemption for mail. The agency said importers, brokers and logistics providers needed more time to update their systems, and that holding to the date could disrupt postal shipments. It skipped notice and comment, citing good cause.
A companion notice eases the Entry Type 13 test, which began on September 22. Filers may now transmit an entry without complete electronic partner agency data, until CBP announces an end date.
