CSMS 53040263·Operational·August 23, 2022·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

USDA Announces Planned Service Maintenance of Propagative Shipment Database Beginning Friday, August 26, 2022

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 53040263 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on August 23, 2022. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "USDA Announces Planned Service Maintenance of Propagative Shipment Database Beginning Friday, August 26, 2022". 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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Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CSMS # 53040263 - USDA Announces Planned Service Maintenance of Propagative Shipment Database Beginning Friday, August 26, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/23/2022 03:20 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #53040263 - USDA Announces Planned Service Maintenance of Propagative Shipment Database Beginning Friday, August 26, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) electronic system for propagative shipment processing will be offline for routine service maintenance starting August 26, 2022, beginning at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, until Saturday evening, August 27. The service maintenance should minimally impact agricultural clearance activities conducted at U.S. ports of entry. To ensure expedited agricultural clearance of propagative shipments during this time, we recommend the following: To avoid delays, please contact the USDA plant inspection station that you currently work with regarding propagative shipments requiring clearance on Saturday August 27. This will ensure that all relevant information is available to conduct clearance activities. All shipments will be inspected per normal procedures; however, the document review, sample selection, and cargo release will happen outside of the system and will be processed electronically once the system is back online. All electronic message sets submitted prior to the outage do not require resubmission. Any electronic message sets submitted during the outage will be transmitted to the system once it’s back online. If you have any questions related to the clearance process on Saturday, August 27, or for other inquiries related to the system, please contact your USDA plant inspection station. For questions regarding electronic message set issues, please email the APHIS Message Set Help Desk at ACE.ITDS@aphis.usda.gov . See original message here . 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 53040263?

CSMS 53040263 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "USDA Announces Planned Service Maintenance of Propagative Shipment Database Beginning Friday, August 26, 2022". 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 53040263 published?

CBP published CSMS 53040263 on August 23, 2022. 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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