{"description":"Documents matching 'applicable informally entered merchandise include'","count":457,"total_pages":23,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=applicable+informally+entered+merchandise+include&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Test of the New Electronic Informal Entry Process for Mail","type":"Notice","abstract":"This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is conducting a test of a new electronic informal entry type for merchandise entering the United States through the international mail process. This notice provides a description of the new informal entry type 13--Informal Mail Entry, the eligible participants, and the requirements for filing the new informal entry type.","document_number":"2026-12668","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12668/test-of-the-new-electronic-informal-entry-process-for-mail","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12668.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12668.pdf?1782218714","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"General notice. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is conducting a test of a new electronic <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type for <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> <span class=\"match\">entering</span> the United States through the international mail process. This notice provides a description of the new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type 13—<span class=\"match\">Informal</span> Mail Entry, the eligible participants, and the requirements for filing the new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type. \n \n \n DATES: \n \n The test will commence on September 22, 2026 and will continue until concluded by an announcement published in the"},{"title":"Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process","type":"Rule","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2026-12669","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12669/indefinite-suspension-of-the-de-minimis-exemption-for-mail-shipments-and-new-postal-informal-entry","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12669.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12669.pdf?1782218714","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"established by 19 U.S.C. 1484 and 1485, are generally <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> to shipments of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> valued in excess of $2,500.\n 11 \n \n <span class=\"match\">Informal</span> entry procedures are authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1498(a)(1)(A) for shipments of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> valued at $2,500 or less, and may incorporate formal entry procedures appearing in 19 U.S.C. 1484 and 1485.\n 12 \n \n 19 U.S.C. 1498(b). <span class=\"match\">Informal</span> entry regulations are generally found in 19 CFR part 143, subpart C. Specific procedures for shipments imported by mail, including <span class=\"match\">informal</span> mail entries, are found in part 145, Mail Importations"},{"title":"Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Merchandise Arriving Through All Modes Other Than the International Postal Network","type":"Rule","abstract":"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 via all modes other than through the international postal network. This indefinite suspension means that all entries of merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving through all modes other than the international postal network must utilize formal or informal entry procedures.","document_number":"2026-12670","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12670/indefinite-suspension-of-the-de-minimis-exemption-for-merchandise-arriving-through-all-modes-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12670.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12670.pdf?1782218714","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"valuation, and tariff classification of the <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> for the purpose of collecting the lawful amount of duties owed, as well as compliance with all other laws and regulations administered and enforced by CBP. Different types of entry procedures are used for the entry and clearance of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> depending upon its value and other relevant criteria. \n \n Formal entry procedures, established by 19 U.S.C. 1484 and 1485, are generally <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> to shipments of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> valued in excess of $2,500.\n 9 \n \n <span class=\"match\">Informal</span> entry procedures are authorized by 19"},{"title":"Notice of Implementation of the President's Executive Order 14324, Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries","type":"Notice","abstract":"In order to effectuate the President's Executive Order 14324 of July 30, 2025 (Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment For All Countries), the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that appropriate action is needed to ensure collection of applicable duties as well as to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the Annex to this notice. Executive Order 14324 suspends the duty-free de minimis exemption otherwise authorized under section 321(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, for all covered products, regardless of country of origin, valued at $800 or less, and requires such articles, except articles that are sent to the United States through the international postal network, to be entered using an appropriate entry type in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by a party qualified to make entry. Executive Order 14324 also establishes a new duty rate for covered products that are sent to the United States through the international postal network.","document_number":"2025-16802","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/02/2025-16802/notice-of-implementation-of-the-presidents-executive-order-14324-suspending-duty-free-de-minimis","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-02/pdf/2025-16802.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16802.pdf?1756412110","publication_date":"2025-09-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"is obligated to remit. CBP will monitor compliance as to accurate classification and valuation, as part of ensuring fulfilment of all requirements <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> to <span class=\"match\">informally</span> <span class=\"match\">entered</span> <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span>—to <span class=\"match\">include</span> the proper presentation of <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entries for physical exam. \n As authorized by section 4(d) of Executive Order 14324, CBP may require a basic importation and entry bond (19 CFR 113.62) for <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entries valued at $2,500 or less to ensure remittance of duties in accordance with this order, and to assure compliance with other legal requirements"},{"title":"Trade and National Security Actions and Low-Value Shipments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document proposes amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to the administrative exemption for certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800. Specifically, CBP proposes to make merchandise that is subject to specified trade or national security actions ineligible for this administrative exemption and to require that certain shipments claiming this exemption provide the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classification of the merchandise.","document_number":"2025-01074","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-01074/trade-and-national-security-actions-and-low-value-shipments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-01074.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01074.pdf?1737121514","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"}],"excerpts":"administered and enforced by CBP. Different procedures are provided for the entry and clearance of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> depending upon the value of the <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span>. Shipments of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> valued at $2,500 or less and <span class=\"match\">entered</span> pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1498(a)(1)(A) are referred to as “<span class=\"match\">informal</span> entries.” Specifically, 19 U.S.C. 1498(a)(1)(A) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury \n 2 \n \n to “prescribe rules and regulations for the declaration and entry of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> when the aggregate value of the shipment does not exceed an amount specified . . . by regulation"},{"title":"Entry of Low-Value Shipments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document proposes amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to the entry of certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800 that are eligible for an administrative exemption from duty and tax. Specifically, CBP proposes to create a new process for entering low-value shipments, allowing CBP to target high-risk shipments more effectively, including those containing synthetic opioids such as illicit fentanyl. This document also proposes to revise the current process for entering low-value shipments to require additional data elements that would assist CBP in verifying eligibility for duty- and tax-free entry of low-value shipments and bona-fide gifts.","document_number":"2025-00551","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2025-00551/entry-of-low-value-shipments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-14/pdf/2025-00551.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00551.pdf?1736775923","publication_date":"2025-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"}],"excerpts":"administrative exemption. Proposed paragraph (j)(1) states that <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> may be subject to other legal requirements, including the requirements of other Federal, State, or local agencies, as <span class=\"match\">applicable</span>. In the case of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> regulated by other Federal agencies, the <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> may not be <span class=\"match\">entered</span> under the basic entry process under § 143.23(k), but may be <span class=\"match\">entered</span> under the enhanced entry process under § 143.23(l). However, any <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> that is not exempt from the payment of any <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> PGA duties, fees, or taxes is not eligible for entry under"},{"title":"Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of the People's Republic of China Pursuant to the President's Executive Order 14256, Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China As Applied to Low-Value Imports","type":"Notice","abstract":"In order to effectuate the President's Executive Order 14256 of April 2, 2025, \"Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China As Applied to Low-Value Imports,\" which eliminates the de minimis exemption for products of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (which include products of Hong Kong) and establishes a new duty rate for international postal packages sent to the United States through the international postal network from the PRC or Hong Kong, as amended by Executive Order 14259 of April 8, 2025, \"Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties As Applied to Low-Value Imports from the People's Republic of China,\" and Executive Order 14266 of April 9, 2025, \"Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment,\" the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that appropriate action is needed to ensure collection of applicable duties as well as to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the Annex to this notice.","document_number":"2025-07325","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/28/2025-07325/notice-of-implementation-of-additional-duties-on-products-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-pursuant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-28/pdf/2025-07325.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07325.pdf?1745509510","publication_date":"2025-04-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"accordance with <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> regulations. All <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> duties, including those imposed by Section 2(a) of Executive Order 14195, as amended by Executive Orders 14200, 14228 and 14256, must be paid in accordance with the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> entry and payment procedures. Shipments valued at or under $800 that would otherwise be ineligible for the \n de minimis \n exemption, such as shipments of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> subject to antidumping or countervailing duties or quota, must continue to be <span class=\"match\">entered</span> under an appropriate entry type in ACE consistent with all <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> requirements"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Entry Summary","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.","document_number":"2026-13273","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13273/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-entry-summary","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13273.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13273.pdf?1782823515","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"test for a new electronic <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry process for mail in ACE through the development of new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type 13—<span class=\"match\">Informal</span> Mail Entry. The new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type 13 is <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> for shipments valued at $2,500 or less and are sent to the United States via mail. The Entry Type 13 Test provides an alternative to the new interim process for <span class=\"match\">informal</span> mail entries, as set forth in 19 CFR 145.12(b) by allowing filers to transmit <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry for qualified mail shipments electronically. This test also creates an <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry pathway for low-value"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Entry/ Immediate Delivery Application and ACE Cargo Release","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.","document_number":"2026-13276","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13276/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-entry-immediate-delivery-application-and-ace-cargo","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13276.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13276.pdf?1782823515","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"have been updated to <span class=\"match\">include</span> the new Russian sanctions data elements and text field boxes, as well as being updated to improve user experience and clarity of the form. Find a copy of the new form, with the changes outlined included with this package submission as supplementary documents. \n New Proposed Changes \n CBP is announcing a voluntary test for a new electronic <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry process for mail in ACE through the development of new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type 13—<span class=\"match\">Informal</span> Mail Entry. The new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type 13 is <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> for shipments valued at"},{"title":"Test Concerning Entry of Section 321 Low-Value Shipments Through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) (Also Known as Entry Type 86); Republication With Modifications","type":"Notice","abstract":"This document republishes with modifications and supersedes a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notice published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2019, announcing a test to allow certain low-value shipments, including those shipments subject to Partner Government Agency (PGA) data requirements, to be entered by filing a new type of informal entry electronically in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The test is known as the ACE Entry Type 86 Test. This document modifies the ACE Entry Type 86 Test to clarify the waiver of certain regulations and consequences of misconduct by test participants. In addition, this document makes minor technical changes to the original notice.","document_number":"2024-00698","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/16/2024-00698/test-concerning-entry-of-section-321-low-value-shipments-through-the-automated-commercial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-16/pdf/2024-00698.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-00698.pdf?1705067131","publication_date":"2024-01-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"tax and <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> processing fee for <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> released as a Section 321 low-value shipment. \n See \n 19 CFR 24.23(c)(1)(v) and 24.24(d)(3). However, any <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> that is not exempt from the payment of any <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> PGA duties, fees, or taxes imposed under <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> statute or regulation by other agencies on imported goods does not qualify for entry as a Section 321 low-value shipment. An entry type 86 filing that is determined to owe any duties, fees, or taxes will be rejected by CBP and must be refiled using the appropriate <span class=\"match\">informal</span> or formal"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Entry Summary","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.","document_number":"2025-18849","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/29/2025-18849/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-entry-summary","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-29/pdf/2025-18849.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18849.pdf?1758890717","publication_date":"2025-09-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"used to identify <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> <span class=\"match\">entering</span> the commerce of the United States, and to document the amount of duty and/or tax paid. CBP Form 7501 is submitted by the importer, or the importer's agent, for each import transaction. The data on this form is used by CBP as a record of the import transaction; to collect the proper duty, taxes, certifications, and enforcement information; and to provide data to the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CBP Form 7501 must be filed within 10 working days from the time of entry of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> into the United"},{"title":"Modification of the National Customs Automation Program Test Concerning the Submission of Global Business Identifiers","type":"Notice","abstract":"On February 12, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register extending and modifying a National Customs Automation Program Test concerning the submission of unique entity identifiers for the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Evaluative Proof of Concept (EPoC). This document republishes and supersedes that notice, renames the GBI EPoC to the Global Business Identifier Test (GBI Test), adds Altana Technologies USG Inc. (Altana) as a new Identity Management Company (IMC), and establishes a process for other IMCs to support CBP in the test.","document_number":"2025-15060","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/08/2025-15060/modification-of-the-national-customs-automation-program-test-concerning-the-submission-of-global","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-08/pdf/2025-15060.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15060.pdf?1754570764","publication_date":"2025-08-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"available GBIs with entry filings for <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> that is subject to the conditions of the test and state that they intend to participate in the test. The request must <span class=\"match\">include</span> the potential participant's filer code and evidence that it has obtained at least one of the four identifiers (D-U-N-S®, GLN, LEI, or Altana ID), or is in the process of obtaining an identifier, from some combination of the manufacturers, shippers, and sellers (and, optionally, exporters, distributors, and packagers) of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> to be <span class=\"match\">entered</span> with a GBI(s) provided pursuant to"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Extension; Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security Filing","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.","document_number":"2026-13270","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13270/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-extension-cargo-manifestdeclaration-stow-plan","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13270.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13270.pdf?1782823514","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"and Code \n \n (11) ACAS Filing Type (\n e.g., \n Standard, Express, eCommerce, Postal)\n \n \n New Proposed Change: \n \n CBP is announcing a voluntary test for a new electronic <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry process for mail in ACE through the development of new <span class=\"match\">informal</span> entry type 13—<span class=\"match\">Informal</span> Mail Entry for shipments valued at $2,500 or less that are sent to the United States via mail. This test <span class=\"match\">includes</span> changes to two other CBP information collections: Entry/Immediate Delivery Application and ACE Cargo Release; and Entry Summary. \n \n Carriers transporting mail to the United"},{"title":"Electronic Bond Transmission","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) collects bonds from parties engaging in transactions or activities with CBP to adequately protect the revenue of the United States and ensure compliance with U.S. statutes and regulations. This document proposes to amend the CBP regulations to require that most bonds be transmitted to CBP electronically via a specialized system by the surety securing the bond, or by the principal on a bond secured by cash in lieu of surety. The changes proposed in this document further centralize and streamline CBP's bond program.","document_number":"2026-02961","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02961/electronic-bond-transmission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02961.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02961.pdf?1770903923","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"chapter must be transmitted to CBP pursuant to part 113 of this chapter before a permit is issued on CBP Form 7501, or its electronic equivalent, for sending the <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> to the bonded warehouse. However, no bond will be required if the <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> is <span class=\"match\">entered</span> by the consignee named in the original bond, or if it is <span class=\"match\">entered</span> by a transferee who has established the right to withdraw the <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> and has a bond in accordance with subpart C of this part that has been transmitted to CBP pursuant to part 113 of this chapter.\n \n \n \n \n PART 146—FOREIGN TRADE"},{"title":"Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes","type":"Rule","abstract":"Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. The EPA is establishing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The EPA is also partially waiving the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revising the associated percentage standard due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. Finally, the EPA is promulgating several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including removing renewable electricity as a qualifying renewable fuel under the RFS program (eRINs) and making minor revisions to the biogas provisions of the RFS program.","document_number":"2026-06275","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06275/renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-program-standards-for-2026-and-2027-partial-waiver-of-2025-cellulosic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06275.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06275.pdf?1774961112","publication_date":"2026-04-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"analysis. However, the CAA contains three overarching conditions that affect our determination of the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume requirements: \n • A constraint in setting the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume of total renewable fuel as compared to advanced biofuel, with implications for the implied volume requirement for conventional renewable fuel. \n • Direction in setting the cellulosic biofuel <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume regarding potential future waivers. \n • A floor on the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume of BBD. \n We discuss these conditions in further detail below. \n 1. Advanced Biofuel as a"},{"title":"Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. EPA is proposing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. EPA is also proposing to partially waive the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. Finally, EPA is proposing several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including reducing the number of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated for imported renewable fuel and renewable fuel produced from foreign feedstocks and removing renewable electricity as a qualifying renewable fuel under the RFS program (eRINs).","document_number":"2025-11128","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11128/renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-program-standards-for-2026-and-2027-partial-waiver-of-2025-cellulosic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11128.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11128.pdf?1750077923","publication_date":"2025-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"cellulosic biofuel <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume regarding potential future waivers. \n • A floor on the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume of BBD. \n We discuss these conditions in further detail below. \n 1. Advanced Biofuel as a Percentage of Total Renewable Fuel \n While the statute generally provides broad discretion in setting the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> volume requirements for advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel, it also establishes a constraint on the relationship between these two volume requirements. CAA section 211(o)(2)(B)(iii) provides that the <span class=\"match\">applicable</span> advanced biofuel requirement"},{"title":"Extension and Modification of the National Customs Automation Program Test Concerning the Submission Through the Automated Commercial Environment of Certain Unique Entity Identifiers for the Global Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of Concept","type":"Notice","abstract":"On July 21, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register extending and modifying a National Customs Automation Program Test concerning the submission of unique entity identifiers for the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Evaluative Proof of Concept (EPoC). This document republishes and supersedes the notice published on July 21, 2023, announces an extension of the test period through February 23, 2027, notes a clarification in the purpose and scope of the GBI EPoC, and removes commodity and country of origin limitations on the entries eligible for the test. In addition, this document makes changes to the contact information for questions regarding the test, provides new web addresses dedicated to obtaining GBIs, and makes minor technical changes.","document_number":"2024-02788","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/12/2024-02788/extension-and-modification-of-the-national-customs-automation-program-test-concerning-the-submission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-12/pdf/2024-02788.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02788.pdf?1707486327","publication_date":"2024-02-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"excerpts":"growing supply chain traceability requirements. \n Third, CBP has expanded the GBI EPoC to <span class=\"match\">include</span> entries of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> classifiable in any subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and entries of imported <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> from any country of origin. When CBP initially launched the GBI EPoC, the test was limited to entries of <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> in five (5) categories (alcohol, toys, seafood, personal items, and medical devices), and to <span class=\"match\">merchandise</span> with 10 countries of origin (Australia, Canada, China, France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand"},{"title":"Non-Compete Clause Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"Pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act (\"FTC Act\"), the Federal Trade Commission (\"Commission\") is issuing the Non- Compete Clause Rule (\"the final rule\"). The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition for persons to, among other things, enter into non-compete clauses (\"non-competes\") with workers on or after the final rule's effective date. With respect to existing non-competes--i.e., non-competes entered into before the effective date--the final rule adopts a different approach for senior executives than for other workers. For senior executives, existing non-competes can remain in force, while existing non-competes with other workers are not enforceable after the effective date.","document_number":"2024-09171","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/07/2024-09171/non-compete-clause-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-07/pdf/2024-09171.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09171.pdf?1715001372","publication_date":"2024-05-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"The Commission addresses these comments in Part V.C.\n \n \n a. <span class=\"match\">Entering</span> Into or Attempting To <span class=\"match\">Enter</span> Into (§ 910.2(a)(1)(i)) \n Proposed § 910.2(a) would have provided that it is an unfair method of competition for an employer to, among other things, “<span class=\"match\">enter</span> into or attempt to <span class=\"match\">enter</span> into a non-compete clause with a worker.” The Commission adopts this same language in the final rule in § 910.2(a)(1)(i). As a result, the final rule prohibits persons from <span class=\"match\">entering</span> into or attempting to <span class=\"match\">enter</span> into non-competes with workers other than senior executives as"},{"title":"Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is amending the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These amendments align the regulatory text with the amendments to TSCA's new chemicals review provisions contained in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, enacted on June 22, 2016, will improve the efficiency of EPA's review processes, and update the regulations based on existing policies and experience implementing the New Chemicals Program. This final rule includes amendments that will increase the quality of information initially submitted in new chemicals notices and improve the Agency's processes for timely, effective completion of individual risk assessments and the new chemicals review process overall. EPA is also finalizing several amendments to the regulations for low volume exemptions (LVEs) and low release and exposure exemptions (LoREXs), which will require EPA approval of an exemption notice prior to commencement of manufacture, make per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) categorically ineligible for these exemptions, and provide that certain persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic (PBT) chemical substances are ineligible for these exemptions.","document_number":"2024-28870","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-28870/updates-to-new-chemicals-regulations-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-28870.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28870.pdf?1734443139","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"for “<span class=\"match\">applicable</span> review period,” commenters expressed difficulty in determining what EPA considers to be a complete notice and requested that the Agency clearly define what constitutes a notice that is “complete.” EPA considers a complete notice to be a notice that meets all the procedural requirements indicated in 720.65(c)(1) (\n e.g. \n a notice that <span class=\"match\">includes</span> \n \n a company signature, is submitted via CDX, <span class=\"match\">includes</span> a second copy of the submission with all confidential information deleted, <span class=\"match\">includes</span> the payment identity number, etc.) and <span class=\"match\">includes</span> all"},{"title":"United States v. Reddy Ice LLC, et al. Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-03102","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03102/united-states-v-reddy-ice-llc-et-al-proposed-final-judgment-and-competitive-impact-statement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03102.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03102.pdf?1771335913","publication_date":"2026-02-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Antitrust Division","name":"Antitrust Division","id":23,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/antitrust-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/23","parent_id":268,"slug":"antitrust-division"}],"excerpts":"supplies; \n 4. all ice <span class=\"match\">merchandisers</span> provided to customers listed in Schedule 1 to this Final Judgment as of California Divestiture Date; \n 5. all contracts, contractual rights, and customer relationships, and all other agreements, commitments, and understandings, including all pending sales and purchase orders for goods that have not yet been delivered as of California Divestiture Date, agreements with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, co-packers, and retailers, and leases, and all outstanding offers or solicitations to <span class=\"match\">enter</span> into similar arrangements;"}]}