CSMS 65868872·Trade policy·August 8, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Tariff flagging updates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 65868872 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on August 8, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Tariff flagging updates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)". 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 # 65868872 - Tariff flagging updates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/08/2025 01:22 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 65868872 - Tariff flagging updates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CBP will begin making flagging updates to the Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes related to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to reflect the USITC’s bi-annual 484(f) changes to the HTS. One HTS code will be updated with a flag indicator of EP2. The rest of the approximately 750+ HTS will be updated with PGA flag indicator EP1, EP3, EP5, and EP7. Once CBP completes the HTS update, a CSMS message will be sent. For additional questions about the HTS update, please contact EPA at the following for each respective program: TSCA Import Inquiries: The TSCA hotline at 202-564-1404 or tsca-hotline@epa.gov , for Section 13 and for Title VI CAA Import Inquiries: Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) Bulk/Blends: EPA at HFCAllocation@epa.gov Vehicles and Engines hotline at 734-214-4100 or imports@epa.gov ODS Import: Connor Henderson at henderson.connor@epa.gov Pesticide Import Inquiries OCE_FIFRA_Matters@epa.gov For questions about this CSMS please email crem@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 65868872?

CSMS 65868872 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Tariff flagging updates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)". 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 65868872 published?

CBP published CSMS 65868872 on August 8, 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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