CSMS 45198584·Operational·December 17, 2020·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Trade Policy Update: USMCA Drawback Deployment & Updated Drawback CATAIR

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 45198584 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on December 17, 2020. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Trade Policy Update: USMCA Drawback Deployment & Updated Drawback CATAIR". CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

Message body

Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CSMS #45198584 - Trade Policy Update: USMCA Drawback Deployment & Updated Drawback CATAIR U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 12/17/2020 03:37 PM EST Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #45198584 - Trade Policy Update: USMCA Drawback Deployment & Updated Drawback CATAIR This CSMS updates CSMS #45195422 & #43227909 Trade Policy Updates As referenced in CSMS#45195422, please be advised that a DRAFT version of the Drawback CATAIR has been updated to reflect the deployment of USMCA Free Trade Agreement requirements for Drawback in ACE and other updates. The changes will be deployed in the Certification (CERT) environment on January 14, 2021 and deployed to the Production (PROD) environment on March 13, 2021. T he drawback trade community should not file any USMCA drawback claims until the official deployment into PROD. An additional CSMS message will be issued once the technical changes to ACE have deployed allowing claim acceptance. Please continue to file NAFTA drawback claims, if applicable, under the NAFTA requirements. USMCA regulations, which are pending, will be housed in 19 CFR 182. Further guidance will be issued in a CSMS once regulations are final. (CSMS# 43227909) If you have any questions related to the deployment of this new functionality or this update, please send emails to the following email addresses: POLICY QUESTIONS: Drawback: OTDRAWBACK@cbp.dhs.gov TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: Entry Summary and Revenue: ESAR@cbp.dhs.gov Drawback Policy Website: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/drawback-overview Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page . You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com . This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Customs and Border Protection . Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. Powered by Privacy Policy | Cookie Statement | Help

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 45198584?

CSMS 45198584 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Trade Policy Update: USMCA Drawback Deployment & Updated Drawback CATAIR". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 45198584 published?

CBP published CSMS 45198584 on December 17, 2020. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Is the CBP CSMS the legally binding instruction?

Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.

Learn more

Tandom guides relevant to CBP CSMS messages

Subscribe to and triage CBP CSMS messages

How to subscribe to CBP Cargo Systems Messaging Service and triage the messages that change broker filing behavior, without losing the ones that matter.

Open resource

Real-time alerts when a CSMS message changes a duty rate

Set up alerts when a CBP CSMS message changes a duty rate on an HTS code you depend on. Built for brokers, forwarders, and importer compliance teams.