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Oct 20Tue
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-232 for 2026 Further Ensuring Affordable Beef Tranche 3

    CBP states in CSMS # 70240656 that Quota Bulletin 26-232 covers beef under HTSUS Chapter 2 subheadings addressed in Additional U.S. Note 3 and in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on August 26. Tranche 3 runs from October 31, 2026 to November 30, 2026, with an opening date of Monday, November 2, 2026; Tranche 1 (September 1–September 30, 2026) and Tranche 2 (October 1–October 30, 2026) have expired.

Oct 16Fri
  1. CBP · Newsroom

    CBP San Juan supports USDA response to Mediterranean fruit fly detection in Puerto Rico

    CBP personnel at the Area Port of San Juan are supporting the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency response after Mediterranean fruit fly specimens were detected in Old San Juan in July 2026, and on Sept. 28 USDA and the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture established a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine in Old San Juan. The response includes agricultural monitoring and inspections by CBP and USDA APHIS personnel and inspection of regulated host material moving out of the quarantined area.

Oct 6Tue
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-310 on 2027 specialty sugar opening moment results

    CBP states in CSMS # 70137850 that Quota Bulletin 26-310, 2027 Specialty Sugar Results, has been published on CBP.gov. The specialty sugar tariff rate quota under HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings, Additional U.S. Note 5, opened October 1, 2026, and was over-subscribed at the opening moment, with a pro rata percentage of 44.58212% calculated in ACE and an Entry Summary Status Notification (UC) message issued showing the prorated quantity per entry. Filer/importers have five business days from the date of authorized release to re-transmit the data, a window that expires October 13, 2026, at 4:30 pm local time.

  2. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-319 on 2027 refined sugar opening moment results

    CBP states in CSMS # 70137929 that the 2027 refined sugar tariff rate quota, covering refined sugar under HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings and Additional U.S. Note 5, opened October 1, 2026 and was over-subscribed at the opening moment, with a pro rata percentage of 51.03027% calculated in ACE and an Entry Summary Status Notification (UC) message issued showing the prorated quantity per entry. Filers and importers have five business days from the date of authorized release to re-transmit the data, a window that expires October 13, 2026 at 4:30 pm local time.

Sep 29Tue
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-303 for 2027 raw sugar cane allocations

    CBP states in CSMS # 70064688 that Quota Bulletin 26-303, covering 2027 raw sugar cane allocations, has been published, with a quota period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and an opening date of Thursday, October 1, 2026. The commodity is raw sugar as provided in HTSUS Chapter 17 subheadings, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5. Entries submitted after 12:01 am local port time and before 08:30 am Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 08:30 am for quota qualification, and if any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 08:30 am ET, all accepted entries will be prorated.

  2. CBP · CSMS

    CBP issues WROs on palm oil from Indonesia's Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation

    CBP issued two Withhold Release Orders under 19 U.S.C. § 1307 against palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki (MAR) and Hardaya Inti Plantation (HIP), effective immediately, and CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments of those goods on evidence reasonably indicating forced labor in their production. CBP cited ILO forced-labor indicators including debt bondage, withholding of wages, deception, excessive overtime, abusive working and living conditions, intimidation and threats, and abuse of vulnerability, with retention of identity documents and isolation also found at MAR.

Sep 28Mon
  1. CBP · Trade

    CBP issues Withhold Release Orders on palm oil from Indonesia's Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation

    CBP issued two Withhold Release Orders against palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation, effective immediately, and personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain those shipments. CBP found violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1307, which prohibits goods made with forced labor from entering the United States, after a review citing nine International Labour Organization indicators of forced labor at MAR and seven at HIP. CBP now oversees and enforces 60 WROs and eight Findings under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.

  2. CBP · CSMS

    CBP adds ACE Cargo Release and FTZ error codes for restricted Canadian products under Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063

    CBP states in CSMS # 70050117 that it has added error codes 239 (e214 FTZ admissions) and 335 (ACE Cargo Release) for designated imports originating from Canada entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on September 29, 2026, covering certain products under HTSUS headings 0404, 1702, 1703, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208 and 8711, including alcohol packed in bottles, cans, boxes, kegs or other direct-to-consumption containers. The codes were added as part of the implementation of Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063. Non-compliant submissions will be rejected with those error codes.

Sep 25Fri
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-222 for 2027 mixes and doughs quota period

    CBP states in CSMS # 70024711 that Quota Bulletin 26-222 covers Mixes and Doughs under HTSUS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Notes 1 and 3, for the quota period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. If any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

  2. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-215 for 2027 cocoa powder quota

    CBP states in CSMS # 70023967 that Quota Bulletin 26-215 covers cocoa powder under HTSUS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 1, for the quota period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. If any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

  3. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-221 for 2027 condiments and mixed seasonings

    CBP states in CSMS # 70023947 that Quota Bulletin 26-221 covers condiments and mixed seasonings under HTSUS Chapter 21, Additional U.S. Note 4, for the quota period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, opening October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. If the total for any HTSUS group exceeds the limit at 8:30 a.m.

  4. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-226 for 2026 Argentina beef tranche 4

    CBP states in CSMS # 70023787 that Quota Bulletin 26-226 covers the fourth 2026 tranche of Argentina beef, allowing an additional 80,000 metric tons of beef product of Argentina to be entered between 12:01 a.m. February 13, 2026 and December 31, 2026 under statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5091, 0201.30.5097, 0202.30.5091 and 0202.30.5097, as provided in U.S. note 7 to subchapter 2 and addressed in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on February 6, 2026. The quota period runs October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m.

Sep 24Thu
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-305 for 2027 specialty sugar quota

    CBP states in CSMS # 70015464 that Quota Bulletin 26-305 covers the 2027 specialty sugar quota, for HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings under Additional U.S. Note 5, with a quota period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and an opening at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on October 1, 2026. CBP says the quota is expected to oversubscribe at the opening moment, and that quota entry summaries may be transmitted in ACE on October 1, 2026 only from 12:00 A.M. midnight local port time until 12:00 P.M. noon ET.

  2. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-304 for 2027 sugar-containing products

    CBP states in CSMS # 70014436 that Quota Bulletin 26-304 for 2027 sugar-containing products has been published, covering sugar-containing products under HTSUS Chapter 17, 18, 19 and 21 subheadings, Additional U.S. Note 8. The quota period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with an opening date of Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification, and if any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

  3. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-301 for 2027 refined sugar quota

    CBP states in CSMS # 70014324 that Quota Bulletin 26-301 covers the 2027 refined sugar quota for HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings under Additional U.S. Note 5, with a quota period of October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027 and an opening at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on October 1, 2026. The quota is expected to oversubscribe at the opening moment. Quota entry summaries may be transmitted in ACE on October 1, 2026 only from 12:00 A.M. midnight local port time until 12:00 P.M. noon ET; early or late transmissions will not be processed for the opening, though early transmissions may be retransmitted within that window.

Sep 23Wed
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-231 for Further Ensuring Affordable Beef Tranche 2

    CBP states in CSMS # 70003236 that Quota Bulletin 26-231 covers beef under HTSUS Chapter 2 subheadings, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 3, as addressed in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on August 26. Tranche 2 runs October 1, 2026 to October 30, 2026, with an opening date of Thursday, October 1, 2026; Tranche 1 (September 1–30, 2026) has expired and Tranche 3 runs October 31 to November 30, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m.

Sep 22Tue
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP issues Harmonized System Update 2622 with USDA Honey Board and Affordable Beef Quota changes

    CBP states in CSMS # 69990151 that Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2622, created on August 31, 2026, contains 16 harmonized tariff records and 93 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records. The update covers U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Honey Board Assessment changes and new Affordable Beef Quota HTS updates under the proclamation "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer." CBP directs questions on the HSU to the HTS Administrator and refers to CSMS # 69709647 for more information.

  2. CBP · Newsroom

    CBP intercepts first-in-nation plant pathogen Davisoniella eucalypti at Houston airport

    CBP states that its agriculture specialists at George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted eucalyptus leaves carrying the plant pathogen Davisoniella eucalypti in the baggage of a traveler from New Zealand, and that USDA plant pathologists confirmed the identification. CBP says this is the first time this pathogen has been intercepted at a U.S. port of entry. The intercepted leaves were destroyed in accordance with USDA protocols.

Sep 18Fri
  1. CBP · Newsroom

    CBP intercepts first-in-nation giant scale insects at Detroit airport

    CBP states that its agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted a first-in-nation batch of giant scale insects, tentatively identified in February and confirmed by the USDA on Aug. 7 as belonging to the Aspidoproctus species. The roughly 5-mm insects were found feeding on fresh pine bark brought in for medicinal purposes during a baggage examination of a passenger in transit from Cameroon to Illinois. The scales and bark were seized for further analysis, and the traveler, a citizen of Cameroon, was advised of applicable regulations and released. Records indicate this was the first time the species had been encountered at a U.S. port of entry.

Sep 3Thu
  1. CBP · Newsroom

    CBP Chicago seizes over 13,000 prohibited agriculture items from China shipment

    CBP's Port of Chicago Agriculture Cargo Unit seized 13,683 pieces of prohibited plant and animal products from a shipment that originated in China and was manifested as women's nylon shirts. The shipment, weighing over 1,700 pounds in 68 prelabeled boxes, contained live cacti, succulents, pork, plant cuttings and 31 pounds of peyote, and lacked proper documentation, permits and phytosanitary certifications. CBP describes it as a "master carton" smuggling scheme in which unmanifested individual shipments are prelabeled for domestic parcel delivery.

Aug 31Mon
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-230 for Further Ensuring Affordable Beef Tranche 1

    CBP states in CSMS # 69709869 that Quota Bulletin 26-230 covers beef under HTSUS Chapter 2 subheadings and Additional U.S. Note 3, as addressed in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on August 26. Tranche 1 runs September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with Tranche 2 from October 1 to October 30, 2026 and Tranche 3 from October 31 to November 30, 2026.