·
Additional Parties Qualified for the Payment
of Duty on International Mail Shipments Pursuant to Executive Order 14324 “Suspending
Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries”
Background
Pursuant to Executive
Order (EO) 14324, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries”, issued on July 30, 2025, the duty-free de minimis exemption under 19
U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) will no longer apply to shipments
entering the United States (other than those covered by 50 U.S.C. § 1702(b)).
Effective
Date: August 29, 2025
Scope:
Applies to all shipments, including those entering through international mail.
Collection
of Duty
·
Under
the EO, duty on international mail shipments must be collected and paid by:
1.
The international mail carrier,
or
2.
A qualified third party
acting on behalf of the carrier.
·
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has certified specific parties as
“qualified” to collect and remit duties in accordance with procedures outlined
in CSMS #65934463.
·
The
list of certified parties is available and regularly updated on the CBP
website:
CBP – E-Commerce Imports
Becoming
a Qualified Party
Any entity wishing to be certified as a qualified party must:
1.
Submit
a CBP Form 5106
(Importer ID Input Record) to CBP,
2.
Obtain
and maintain a valid customs
bond,
3.
Fulfill other requirements set out in CBP
guidance.
·
Entities
that already have an active CBP
Form 5106 and a valid bond, and wish to be considered for
qualification, should email CBPDM@cbp.dhs.gov.
·
Only
those parties formally listed by CBP via CSMS
messages or on the CBP
website will be recognized as “qualified” under EO 14324.
As outlined in the Executive Order, duty
on international mail shipments must be paid by the international mail carrier or
a qualified party acting in lieu of the carrier. CBP has certified the following parties as qualified
to collect and pay duty on international mail, using the process outlined in CSMS
#65934463.
|
Qualified Party |
Point of Contact |
E-Mail |
Telephone |
|
SafePackage |
Shoshana Grove |
(202) 744-0931 |
|
|
Zonos |
Aaron Bezzant |
(435) 239-3062 |
|
|
International Bonded Couriers, Inc. |
Joseph T. Costigan |
(917) 985-9620 |
|
|
R&H International Brokerage LLC |
Hector Rosas |
(954) 279-5254 |
|
|
JFS |
Jack Chang |
(855) 888-0666 |
|
|
Flexport International |
Ryan Tanner |
(678) 414-8910 |
|
|
North American eCommerce Solutions LLC |
William Everson |
(516) 821-3830 |
CBP will be posting the list of qualified
parties to the CBP website and updating it as additional parties are certified at:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/e-commerce
Any party wishing to be certified as a qualified
party should follow the process outlined in this guidance which includes submitting
a CBP Form 5106 to CBP, obtaining a bond, and other requirements. If a party already has a CBP Form 5106 on file
and an active bond, and wishes to be qualified, please email CBP at CBPDM@cbp.dhs.gov. Only parties listed via CSMS message or on CBP.gov
are considered qualified third parties under Executive Order 14324.