CSMS 67640669·Trade policy·February 6, 2026·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Section 232 Auto Credit Report Now Available in ACE Reports

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 67640669 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on February 6, 2026. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Section 232 Auto Credit Report Now Available in ACE Reports". 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

Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 67640669 - Section 232 Auto Credit Report Now Available in ACE Reports A new standard report is now available in ACE Reports for users with an importer or broker role to identify entries that were filed with an offset license number for an import adjustment offset applicable to Section 232 duties on automobile parts. This report will assist importers and customs brokers to keep track of the amount of import adjustment offsets claimed for specific license numbers. Importers and customs brokers are responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed import adjustment offset amounts granted by the Department of Commerce. This new report is titled TR-015 Section 232 Auto Credit and can be found via the below folder path in ACE Reports. Report Location: Public Folders/ACE/Trade/Importer(or Broker)/Entry Summary/Trade Remedy/Section 232 Please send any questions or comments to ace.reports@cbp.dhs.gov . Thank you, The ACE Reports Team Related Message Number(s): 66684128

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 67640669?

CSMS 67640669 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Section 232 Auto Credit Report Now Available in ACE Reports". 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 67640669 published?

CBP published CSMS 67640669 on February 6, 2026. 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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