CSMS 67043375·Operational·December 9, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

REMINDER: US Customs and Border Protection to enforce validations related to e214 submissions

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 67043375 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on December 9, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "REMINDER: US Customs and Border Protection to enforce validations related to e214 submissions". 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

Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 67043375 - REMINDER: US Customs and Border Protection to enforce validations related to e214 submissions U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminds filers about the FIRMS Code, Zone ID, and Port of Entry data submitted to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) in Foreign Trade Zone Admission transactions in the Production (PROD) environment. The validations are currently available in the Certification (CERT) environment and will be enforced in the Production Environment on December 11, 2025. Please note that these are existing requirements as listed in the ACE FTZ CATAIR located at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/catair . Trade parties who have an ACE Secure Accounts Portal view as an FTZ Operator can verify the Zone ID, FIRMS Code, and Port Code information associated with the FTZ Sites which they operate, by logging into their ACE Portal account. For technical questions, please contact your assigned CBP Client Representative or your local Port of Entry. For questions about this CSMS please contact CREM@cbp.dhs.gov .

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 67043375?

CSMS 67043375 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "REMINDER: US Customs and Border Protection to enforce validations related to e214 submissions". 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 67043375 published?

CBP published CSMS 67043375 on December 9, 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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