CSMS 60665296·Operational·May 20, 2024·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

The National Commodity Specialist Division’s Rulings Program on Importing with Cost Certainty for Small Businesses

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 60665296 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on May 20, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "The National Commodity Specialist Division’s Rulings Program on Importing with Cost Certainty for Small Businesses". 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 # 60665296 - The National Commodity Specialist Division’s Rulings Program on Importing with Cost Certainty for Small Businesses U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 05/20/2024 02:50 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 60665296 - The National Commodity Specialist Division’s Rulings Program on Importing with Cost Certainty for Small Businesses U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. ET titled Importing with Cost Certainty for Small Businesses . The webinar will provide the NCSD’s role in the trade facilitation of small businesses importing goods into the U.S., leveraging the many benefits of CBP’s legally binding rulings program; followed by a demo of the eRulings process for requesting the Tariff classification of imported goods in advance. To register for this free webinar, click here . All registrants will receive the link for the webinar the day before the event, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event, this and other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) . If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact cbpsbrelations@cbp.dhs.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 60665296?

CSMS 60665296 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "The National Commodity Specialist Division’s Rulings Program on Importing with Cost Certainty for Small Businesses". 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 60665296 published?

CBP published CSMS 60665296 on May 20, 2024. 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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