CSMS 62660811·Operational·October 15, 2024·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Payment at Any Service Port

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CSMS 62660811 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on October 15, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Payment at Any Service Port". 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 # 62660811 - Payment at Any Service Port U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 10/15/2024 10:01 AM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 62660811 - Payment at Any Service Port This message is being issued to provide guidance to filers on how entry summary payments are processed on the tenth day to ensure timely payment. Prior to Collections Release 7 in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was only able to collect payment at the Port of Entry where cargo was released. This guidance clarifies the initial entry summary payment can be sent to other Service Ports or alternate Ports of Entry and not just to the Port of Entry where the cargo was released. Filers have the option to take their entry off statement and pay with other means (cash or check) on the tenth day to ensure timely payment. The importer has the option to remit payments for initial payment of duties, taxes, and fees to: Service ports; payment may be sent to any service port per 19 CFR § 101.3(b)(2) , except for the Ports of Duluth, MN (3510) and Chalotte Amalie, VI (5101), as the staff and/or operations in these locations do not allow for entry summary payment processing of entry summaries from outside locations. Additional Ports of Entry where initial payments can be processed are listed below. This list will be maintained on CBP.gov. State Port Port Code Arizona Phoenix 2605 San Luis 2608 Tucson 2609 California Calexico West 2503 Otay Mesa 2506 Florida Fort Meyers 1822 Jacksonville 1803 Georgia Atlanta 1704 Kentucky Louisville 4115 Michigan Port Huron 3802 Sault Saint Marie 3803 Mississippi Gulfport 1902 Missouri Kansas City 4501 Montana Sweetgrass 3310 New York Alexandria Bay 0708 Ohio Cincinnati 4102 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1104 Tennessee Memphis 2006 Texas Eagle Pass 2303 Hidalgo/Pharr 2305 Los Indios 2301 The flexibility does not apply to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which must continue to be processed separately by their own respective Ports. CBP developed the following procedure for processing entry summary payments at any service port: The filer removes the entry from Daily or Periodic Monthly Statement. The filer delivers payment to a service port (or additional port as identified above) outside of the port of entry where the entry was filed. The filer timestamps the CBP Form 7501 presented with the payment and any supporting documents at the service port. The filer should keep a copy of the timestamped CBP Form 7501 for their records as proof of timely payment. CBP deposits the payment per its location’s collection processing times. CBP enters the payment date as the date stamped on the CBP Form 7501. This date is the collection date. A list of service ports can be found in 19 CFR § 101.3(b)(2) and are listed in the table below. Contact information for ports can be found at CBP.gov on the Locate a Port of Entry webpage. State Service ports Alabama Mobile Alaska Anchorage Arizona Nogales California Los Angeles LAX San Diego San Francisco Colorado Denver Florida Miami Tampa Georgia Savannah Hawaii Honolulu Illinois Chicago Louisiana New Orleans Maine Portland Maryland Baltimore Massachusetts Boston Michigan Detroit Minnesota Minneapolis Missouri St. Louis Montana Great Falls New Jersey New York/Newark North Carolina Charlotte North Dakota Pembina Ohio Cleveland Oregon Portland Pennsylvania Philadelphia Rhode Island Providence South Carolina Charleston Texas Dallas El Paso Houston Laredo Vermont St. Albans Virginia Dulles Norfolk Washington Blaine Seattle Wisconsin Milwaukee This guidance will be added to the next version of the Entry Summary Business Rule s document. Should you have questions or concerns regarding this guidance, please contact the Office of Trade, Commercial Operations Revenue and Entry (CORE) Division at OTENTRYSUMMARY@cbp.dhs.gov or the Office of Field Operations, Trade Operations Division at OFO-Tradeoperations@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 62660811?

CSMS 62660811 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Payment at Any Service Port". 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 62660811 published?

CBP published CSMS 62660811 on October 15, 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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