CSMS 58546735·System update·November 29, 2023·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

FDA Deploys FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) Application Program Interface (API)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 58546735 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (system update), published on November 29, 2023. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "FDA Deploys FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) Application Program Interface (API)". 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 # 58546735 - FDA Deploys FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) Application Program Interface (API) U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 11/29/2023 09:38 AM EST Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 58546735 - FDA Deploys FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) Application Program Interface (API) ATTENTION SOFTWARE VENDORS: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deployed the FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) Application Program Interface (API). This API allows the retrieval of the FEI, similar to the FEI Search Portal application , using various REST Endpoints. Information on the FEI API is available at: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/feiportal/apidocs/ Please send authorization key requests to ORAAPIRequests@fda.hhs.gov . Please include the e-mail address that you would like to be used as the username of the authorization key, your name and the firm name. For technical questions regarding the FEI API please e-mail ORAAPIRequests@fda.hhs.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 58546735?

CSMS 58546735 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "FDA Deploys FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) Application Program Interface (API)". 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 58546735 published?

CBP published CSMS 58546735 on November 29, 2023. 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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