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  "checked": "2026-10-09",
  "scope": "A dated, selected snapshot, not an exhaustive live list. Deadlines can be extended, reopened, or close at a specified time. Always confirm the current official notice.",
  "id": "low-value-shipment-entry-proposal",
  "metaTitle": "Low-Value Shipment Entry Proposal | America.co",
  "title": "Low-value shipment entry proposal: comment by December 7",
  "description": "Find CBP’s low-value shipment proposal, December 7 deadline, USCBP-2026-0298 docket, and the distinction between proposed filing changes and current import rules.",
  "documentNumber": "2026-20650",
  "category": "Commerce and administration",
  "noticeUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments",
  "actionUrl": "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCBP-2026-0298",
  "actionLabel": "Open CBP’s low-value shipments docket",
  "answer": "CBP proposes changing informal-entry filing requirements for goods valued at $2,500 or less, creating an electronic mail-entry type, and making related data and bonding changes. The comment date is December 7, 2026. The proposal is not a statement that these changes are already in force.",
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Listed comment deadline",
      "value": "2026-12-07; confirm cutoff at source",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments"
    },
    {
      "label": "Docket or notice identifier",
      "value": "USCBP-2026-0298",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments"
    },
    {
      "label": "Agency",
      "value": "U.S. Customs and Border Protection",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments"
    },
    {
      "label": "Stage",
      "value": "Proposed rule",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments"
    },
    {
      "label": "RIN",
      "value": "1685-AA38",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments"
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Read the entry route, not only the dollar figure",
      "paragraphs": [
        "The proposal discusses informal entries and the mail environment. Read its actual scope and existing rules before equating the $2,500 discussion with a duty exemption or a universal treatment for all packages."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments"
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Bring a checkable operational example",
      "paragraphs": [
        "A useful response can identify the entry process, the proposed data requirement, a verifiable burden or benefit, and a workable alternative. Explain the evidence without disclosing customer identities or confidential shipment information."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCBP-2026-0298"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    "Open the notice and verify the date and stage.",
    "Read the relevant proposed filing and bonding sections.",
    "Include the agency name and USCBP-2026-0298 in your comment.",
    "Submit through the official docket and keep its confirmation."
  ],
  "caution": "This is not customs, tax, trade, or shipment-compliance advice. Comments may be public, including supplied personal information. Confirm current obligations separately at CBP.",
  "faq": [
    [
      "Does this page tell me today’s import duty?",
      "No. It explains participation in a proposed rule, not the tariff or compliance treatment of an individual shipment."
    ],
    [
      "Where is the comment record?",
      "The published notice directs comments to USCBP-2026-0298 at Regulations.gov."
    ]
  ],
  "deadline": "2026-12-07",
  "publicationDate": "2026-10-08",
  "docket": "USCBP-2026-0298",
  "documentId": "USCBP-2026-0298-0001",
  "status": "open-at-check",
  "statusLabel": "Comment window listed open at the 2026-10-09 metadata check; confirm at source before acting",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Published notice and submission instructions",
      "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/08/2026-20650/low-value-shipments",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Official Federal Register PDF on GovInfo",
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-08/pdf/2026-20650.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open CBP’s low-value shipments docket",
      "url": "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCBP-2026-0298",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    }
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