CSMS 66881477·Operational·November 21, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is Providing Clarifying Guidance for Pistachio MO5 Message Set Filings

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 66881477 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on November 21, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is Providing Clarifying Guidance for Pistachio MO5 Message Set Filings". 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.

Message body

Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CSMS # 66881477 - Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is Providing Clarifying Guidance for Pistachio MO5 Message Set Filings U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 11/21/2025 03:43 PM EST Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 66881477 - Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is Providing Clarifying Guidance for Pistachio MO5 Message Set Filings AMS is issuing this message to inform industry of a filing update. AMS monitors the aflatoxin sampling and testing of raw and blanched, shelled and inshell pistachios under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes 0802.52.0000 and 0802.51.0000. These products must be filed under the MO5 message set. Please ensure to include the Estimated Arrival Date in the MO5 filing. The MO5 message set must be filed to expedite the release process and reduce unnecessary burdens for raw and blanched, shelled and inshell pistachios. The testing requirement applies to any importer who handles 5,000 pounds or more of dried pistachios during the pistachio fiscal year (from September 1 to August 31 annually). The level of aflatoxin must not exceed 15 parts per billion in any lot. USDA or USDA-approved laboratories accredited by the AMS, Science and Technology Program will test the aflatoxin levels for imported raw and blanched, shelled and inshell pistachios and will send the results to AMS. Importers may be asked to provide results as verification of sampling. Additional testing requirements and information is available at AMS website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/section8e/pistachios 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 66881477?

CSMS 66881477 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is Providing Clarifying Guidance for Pistachio MO5 Message Set Filings". 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 66881477 published?

CBP published CSMS 66881477 on November 21, 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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