CSMS 67698864·Operational·February 9, 2026·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Announcement – CSMS User Satisfaction Survey

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 67698864 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (operational), published on February 9, 2026. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Announcement – CSMS User Satisfaction Survey". 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 # 67698864 - Announcement – CSMS User Satisfaction Survey CBP’s Office of Trade is excited to share that it is conducting a CSMS User Satisfaction Survey this month. As a CSMS user, your response to the CSMS User Satisfaction Survey will provide CBP with useful information about your experience engaging with CSMS messages. CBP will use the data collected from the survey to determine potential improvements to trade communications. The CSMS User Satisfaction Survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2VKXJJW . The survey is expected to take less than 10 minutes to complete. CBP will leave the survey open until February 27, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 67698864?

CSMS 67698864 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Announcement – CSMS User Satisfaction Survey". 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 67698864 published?

CBP published CSMS 67698864 on February 9, 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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