CSMS 64396969·Operational·March 12, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations to deploy March 12, 2025

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 64396969 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on March 12, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations to deploy March 12, 2025". 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 # 64396969 - Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations to deploy March 12, 2025 U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 03/12/2025 03:42 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 64396969 - Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations to deploy March 12, 2025 U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be taking action to deploy entry summary bond validation updates on March 12, 2025, to resolve the following issue: Entry summary bond validations currently use the effective date and termination date at the bond header level to find the valid continuous bond for the importer of record. This is problematic when the importer of record is a bond user that has been removed from a still active continuous bond and added to another active bond (whether as a principal, co-principal, or user) because the system will find two active continuous bonds for the importer of record number. As a result, the Entry Summary submission is rejected with the ‘F145 - REPORTED SURETY/BOND SURETY MISMATCH’ error. Effective March 12, 2025, the entry summary bond validations will be modified to use the valid from and valid to dates at the business partner level (principal, co-principal, and user) to find the valid continuous bond for the importer of record. Each party on the bond has its own valid from and valid to dates and by considering these dates at the business partner level the system will find only one active bond for an importer of record. For questions or concerns related to bond policy, please contact the Office of Trade, Trade Policy and Programs, Drawback and Revenue Branch at otbond@cbp.dhs.gov . For technical questions related to these updates, please contact your assigned Client Representative. 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 64396969?

CSMS 64396969 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations to deploy March 12, 2025". 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 64396969 published?

CBP published CSMS 64396969 on March 12, 2025. 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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