CSMS 69326983·Rate correction·July 23, 2026·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

GUIDANCE: Section 301 Forced Labor Import Duties

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CSMS 69326983 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (rate correction), published on July 23, 2026. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "GUIDANCE: Section 301 Forced Labor Import Duties". 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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Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 69326983 - GUIDANCE: Section 301 Forced Labor Import Duties The purpose of this message is to provide guidance regarding the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s action imposing 10 percent to 12.5 percent tariffs on imports from sixty economies with certain exemptions, under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, effective July 24, 2026. This action was announced by the United States Trade Representative on July 23, 2026. See USTR Section 301 Forced Labor Action . GUIDANCE This guidance provides instructions for importers, brokers, and filers on submitting entries to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on imports from the sixty economies specified below entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on July 24, 2026. Please see the attachment for the Chapter 1 to 97 HTSUS classifications, which correspond to the Chapter 99 headings. The following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classifications will be subject to Section 301 duties as follows: 9903.05.20 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Algeria will be assessed an additional ad valorem duty rate of 12.5%. 9903.05.21 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Angola will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.22 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.06.10–9903.06.11, articles the product of Argentina will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.23 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Australia will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.24 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of the Bahamas will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.25 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Bahrain will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.26 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.06.12–9903.06.13, articles the product of Bangladesh will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.27 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Brazil will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.28 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.06.02–9903.06.03, articles the product of Cambodia will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.29 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85– 9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.30 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Chile will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.31 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.32 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Colombia will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.33 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.95, articles the product of Costa Rica will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.34 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.95, articles the product of Dominican Republic will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.35 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.06.18–9903.06.19, articles the product of Ecuador will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10%. 9903.05.36: Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Egypt will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.37 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, 9903.05.95, and 9903.06.07–9903.06.09, articles the product of El Salvador will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.38 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter, will not be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty. 9903.05.39 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter, will be assessed a combined column one and Section 301 duty rate of 10% . 9903.05.40 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, 9903.05.95, and 9903.06.04–9903.06.06, articles the product of Guatemala will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.41 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Guyana will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.42 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.95, articles the product of Honduras will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.43 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Hong Kong, China will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.44 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of India will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.45 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.06.16–9903.06.17, articles the product of Indonesia will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.46 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Iraq will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.47 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Israel will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.48 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter, will not be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty. 9903.05.49 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter, will be assessed a combined column one and Section 301 duty rate of 12.5% . 9903.05.50 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.06.20–9903.06.21, articles the product of Jordan will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.51 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Kazakhstan will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.52 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Kuwait will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5%. 9903.05.53 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Libya will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.54 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.99–9903.06.01, articles the product of Malaysia will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.55 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% . 9903.05.56 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Morocco will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.57 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of New Zealand will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.58 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.95, articles the product of Nicaragua will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5%. 9903.05.59 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Nigeria will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.60 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Norway will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 12.5% . 9903.05.61 : Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 69326983?

CSMS 69326983 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "GUIDANCE: Section 301 Forced Labor Import Duties". 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 69326983 published?

CBP published CSMS 69326983 on July 23, 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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