CSMS 66685208·System update·October 31, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Draft Cargo Release, GBI Enrollment, and Entry Summary Create/Update ACE CATAIR Updates Published on CBP.gov

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CSMS 66685208 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (system update), published on October 31, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Draft Cargo Release, GBI Enrollment, and Entry Summary Create/Update ACE CATAIR Updates Published on CBP.gov". 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 # 66685208 - Draft Cargo Release, GBI Enrollment, and Entry Summary Create/Update ACE CATAIR Updates Published on CBP.gov U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 10/31/2025 03:52 PM EDT Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 66685208 - Draft Cargo Release, GBI Enrollment, and Entry Summary Create/Update ACE CATAIR Updates Published on CBP.gov U.S. Customs and Border Protection published the following CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) updates with the following changes pertaining to the addition of the Altana ID Global Business Identifier (GBI) and the expansion of the GBI field character limit. CBP expects to deploy these changes to the Certification software testing environment on November 6, 2025. Draft Cargo Release CATAIR SE31 and SE51 records updated with the following changes: Update to GBI Identifier Length/Class and Position Update to Note 1 to include GBI Identifier Qualifier: ALTA and Description: Altana Input Record Usage Map SE31 and SE51 Max Use updated from 3 to 4 Draft GBI Enrollment (GE_GX) CATAIR GE20 record updated with the following changes: Update to GBI Identifier Length/Class and Position Update to Note 1 to include GBI Identifier Qualifier: ALTA and Description: Altana · Input Record Usage Map GE20 Max Use updated from 3 to 4 Draft Entry Summary Create/Update CATAIR (v109) SE31 and SE51 records updated with the following changes: Increased the data element Length/Class and Position for the “Identifier” field Added new Qualifier and Description (ALTA/Atlanta) to be reported in the “GBI Identifier Qualifier” data element Update to Note 1 to include GBI Identifier Qualifier: “ALTA” and Description: “Altana” · ES Line Grouping Input Record Usage Map SE31 and SE51 Max Use updated from 3 to 4 The documents are available in the Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities section of CBP’s CATAIR webpage . For technical questions regarding this update, contact your assigned CBP Client Representative. Other questions regarding Cargo Control and Release should be directed to CREM@cbp.dhs.gov . For questions or concerns regarding Entry Summary, contact the Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) division at esar@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 66685208?

CSMS 66685208 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Draft Cargo Release, GBI Enrollment, and Entry Summary Create/Update ACE CATAIR Updates Published on CBP.gov". 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 66685208 published?

CBP published CSMS 66685208 on October 31, 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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