CSMS 45299138·Trade policy·December 28, 2020·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

INFORMATION: Tariff Provisions in the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 due to Expire on December 31, 2020

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 45299138 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on December 28, 2020. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "INFORMATION: Tariff Provisions in the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 due to Expire on December 31, 2020". 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.

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CSMS #45299138 - INFORMATION: Tariff Provisions in the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 due to Expire on December 31, 2020 U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 12/28/2020 12:40 PM EST Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #45299138 - INFORMATION: Tariff Provisions in the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 due to Expire on December 31, 2020 This notice is to inform the Trade that the duty suspensions and reductions, pursuant to H.R. 4813, The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (MTB), for goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after October 13, 2018, will expire on December 31, 2020. On September 13, 2018, the President signed into law the H.R. 4318. This MTB amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to suspend and reduce tariffs on 1,660 products (see attachment) through December 31, 2020. The amendments are pursuant to the new process established in the American Manufacturing and Competitiveness Act of 2016 (H.R. 4923 / P.L. 114-159). The MTB provisions expiring on December 31, 2020, are in the HTSUS subchapter II to chapter 99. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade, Trade Transformation Office (TTO) has programmed in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) the change to be effective on December 31, 2020, at 11:59 pm, EST. Questions concerning this guidance should be directed to the CBP Trade Agreements Branch at FTA@cbp.dhs.gov . Draft MTB Ch. 1-97 to Ch. 99 Correspondence.xlsx 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 45299138?

CSMS 45299138 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "INFORMATION: Tariff Provisions in the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 due to Expire on December 31, 2020". 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 45299138 published?

CBP published CSMS 45299138 on December 28, 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.

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