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CSMS 54179950·Operational·November 30, 2022·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

USDA Announces Propagative Shipment Database Service Maintenance Beginning Friday, December 2, 2022

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 54179950 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on November 30, 2022. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "USDA Announces Propagative Shipment Database Service Maintenance Beginning Friday, December 2, 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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CSMS # 54179950 - USDA Announces Propagative Shipment Database Service Maintenance Beginning Friday, December 2, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 11/30/2022 12:00 PM EST   Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 54179950 - USDA Announces Propagative Shipment Database Service Maintenance Beginning Friday, December 2, 2022 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) electronic system for propagative shipment processing will be offline for routine service maintenance, starting Friday, December 2, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST, until Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EST. To ensure expedited agriculture clearance of propagative shipments during this time, we recommend the following: For shipments requiring clearance on Saturday December 3, please contact the USDA plant inspection station that you currently work with regarding propagative shipments. This will avoid delays and 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 take place outside of the system and will be processed electronically after the system is back online. For questions related to the clearance process on Saturday December 3, or for other inquiries related to the system, please contact your USDA plant inspection station. Electronic message sets submitted prior to the outage do not require resubmission. Electronic message sets submitted during service maintenance will be transmitted after the system is back online. Message sets may take up to 4 hours to appear in the propagative shipment database. For questions regarding electronic message set issues, please contact the APHIS Message Set Help Desk ACE.ITDS@aphis.usda.gov .   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 54179950?

CSMS 54179950 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "USDA Announces Propagative Shipment Database Service Maintenance Beginning Friday, December 2, 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 54179950 published?

CBP published CSMS 54179950 on November 30, 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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