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- December 12, 2025
- QuotaCSMS #67083024
CBP published 2026 USMCA agriculture quota bulletin for Canada
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-113 for USMCA agricultural products from Canada under HTSUS Chapter 98, Subchapter 23. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. Entries filed close to the opening received an 08:30 am ET entry time, and CBP said it would prorate any HTSUS group that exceeded its limit at that time.
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This bulletin covered quota timing for entries filed early in the 2026 USMCA agriculture quota period, which is now underway. The specific opening-date proration rules applied only around January 2, 2026 and do not affect entries filed now. Clients with open questions about how a specific entry was processed under this quota should ask us to review it.
- QuotaCSMS #67082888
CBP published 2026 USMCA textile quota bulletin for Canada
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-112, covering the 2026 USMCA Tariff Preference Level for certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products from Canada under HTSUS Chapter 98 subchapter 23. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, opening on January 2, 2026. CBP said entries filed after midnight and before 8:30 am ET on the opening date would receive an 8:30 am entry time for quota purposes, and that amounts would be prorated if any HTSUS group exceeded its limit at that time.
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This bulletin set the quota rules for Canadian TPL textile entries for all of 2026, so it still applies to entries we file through December 31, 2026. If a client imports covered cotton, wool or man-made fiber textile products from Canada, we track the quota status of the entry and can check current fill levels before filing. Clients do not need to take any action on this bulletin itself, but should let us know if they have shipments they want reviewed against the quota.
- TariffCSMS #67082467
CBP published UK auto tariff rate quota bulletin for Q1 and Q2 2026
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-508 covering the tariff rate quota for UK-origin automobiles under Executive Order 14309. The bulletin set two quota periods for 2026, January 1 to March 31 and April 1 to June 30, with opening dates of January 2 and June 30. Entries filed after 12:01 am local port time and before 8:30 am ET on the opening date received an 8:30 am ET entry time for quota purposes, and CBP prorated accepted entries if a HTSUS group's limit was exceeded.
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This bulletin covered UK automobile quota periods that have both closed as of today. It applied only to entries of UK-origin automobiles under the specified HTSUS Chapter 87 subheading filed during those quota windows. Clients who imported UK automobiles in Q1 or Q2 2026 and have questions about how their entries were processed should ask us to review the specific entries.
- QuotaCSMS #67084957
CBP posted 2026 Panama Trade Promotion Agreement quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-108 for the Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, covering agricultural products under HTSUS Chapter 99, Subchapter 19. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. CBP said entries filed between 12:01 am local port time and 8:30 am Eastern Time on the opening date would all receive an 8:30 am entry time, and if any HTSUS group total exceeded its limit at that time, accepted entries would be prorated.
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This bulletin set the opening rules for the 2026 PATPA agricultural quota, which is still within its period as of today. We apply the proration and timing rules CBP describes to any entries we file for PATPA agricultural products under this quota. Clients with entries in this quota should ask us to confirm current fill status, since later CBP bulletins may have updated quantities or limits.
- QuotaCSMS #67082757
CBP Published 2026 Chile FTA Textile Quota Bulletin 26-109
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-109, covering cotton and man-made fiber fabric and apparel goods from Chile under HTSUS Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII, Notes 4 and 5. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. Entries filed after midnight local port time and before 8:30 am Eastern Time on the opening date received an 8:30 am entry time, and CBP said it would prorate accepted entries if any HTSUS group total exceeded the limit at that time.
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This was a routine quota opening notice for Chilean textile and apparel goods and did not change tariff rates or entry requirements. We apply quota timing and proration rules like this when we file entries for goods covered by this quota. Clients importing these Chile-origin textile products do not need to take action, but can ask us to confirm quota status on specific entries.
- QuotaCSMS #67082726
CBP published 2026 KORUS FTA tobacco quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-505 for 2026 Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) tobacco quota under HTSUS Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII, Additional U.S. Note 31. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. Entries filed early on the opening date received an 8:30 am ET entry time, and CBP said it would prorate accepted entries if any HTSUS group total exceeded the limit at that time.
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This bulletin set the opening procedures for the 2026 KORUS tobacco quota period, which is still open through December 31, 2026. The opening date and proration rule for January 2, 2026 have already passed, so this notice no longer requires action. Clients with tobacco entries under this quota should ask us to review their entries for quota status.
- QuotaCSMS #67085024
CBP published 2026 quota bulletin for USMCA tariff preference levels on Mexican textiles
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-111 for the 2026 USMCA Tariff Preference Level for Mexico. It covered certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products from Mexico under HTSUS Chapter 98 subchapter 23. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. Entries submitted between 12:01 am local port time and 08:30 am ET on the opening date received an 08:30 am entry time, and oversubscribed groups were prorated.
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This was a routine quota bulletin and did not require clients to act. Later CSMS messages may have changed the fill status, so clients importing Mexican textiles under a USMCA TPL should ask Allied about their entries.
CBP held ACE maintenance window in December 2025
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 13, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, December 14, 2025. This is a past, routine system maintenance notice. It affected ACE availability during that overnight window only.
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This was a routine, time-limited ACE maintenance window that has already passed. It required no action from clients then and has no bearing on entries filed today. Clients do not need to do anything in response to this message now.
CBP posted an updated ACE development and deployment schedule
CBP announced in December 2025 that an updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule was available on CBP.gov. CBP noted that the schedule was notional and subject to change. It pointed readers to CBP.gov/ACE for the most current information on ACE deployments.
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This was an information notice and clients did not need to act. Later CSMS messages may have changed the schedule, so clients should ask Allied if they have questions about ACE changes affecting their entries.
- General NoticeCSMS #67055632
NMFS barred certain seafood imports without MMPA certification starting January 2026
CBP relayed a NMFS notice announcing that, beginning January 1, 2026, fish and fish products from nations whose fisheries were denied comparability findings under the Marine Mammal Protection Act became inadmissible unless accompanied by a signed Certification of Admissibility. The rule applied to shipments using designated HTS codes from those nations. NMFS also held two webinars in December 2025 explaining the certification requirements.
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This rule affected entries of specific fish and fish products tied to designated HTS codes from nations denied MMPA comparability findings. Later CSMS messages may have updated the list of affected fisheries or certification details, so clients importing seafood under these codes should ask us to review their entries. Clients who do not import designated fish products do not need to act on this message.
CBP held a test-system maintenance window in December 2025
CBP announced an ACE Certification Standard invasive maintenance window on December 10, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET. This affected the ACE certification (test) environment, not the live production system. The message gave no other details.
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This was a routine maintenance notice for CBP's test environment and is now history. It did not affect entries we filed for clients at the time, and no client action was needed then or now.
- TariffCSMS #67045953
CBP corrected an HTS number for Korea reciprocal tariff reporting
CBP issued a correction to CSMS 66987366 about reciprocal tariffs on South Korean products. For products with a Column 1 duty rate below 15 percent, filers must use HTS heading 9903.02.80, not 9903.02.79, to report the combined 15 percent rate. The correction applied to entries for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse on or after November 14, 2025.
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At the time, this correction told us which HTS heading to use when filing entry summaries for South Korean goods under the reciprocal tariff program. Later CSMS messages, including changes tied to the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs, may have changed how this program applies. Clients with South Korean entries from this period should ask us to review the specific entries.
- Policy GuidanceCSMS #67043375
CBP reminded filers about FTZ e214 admission data checks starting Dec 11, 2025
CBP reminded filers that validations for FIRMS Code, Zone ID, and Port of Entry data in Foreign Trade Zone Admission (e214) transactions would move from the Certification environment into Production on December 11, 2025. CBP said these were existing requirements listed in the ACE FTZ CATAIR. FTZ operators could check their Zone ID, FIRMS Code, and Port Code details through the ACE Secure Accounts Portal.
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Allied does not operate or manage foreign trade zones, so this reminder did not change how we file entries for clients. The enforcement date has passed, and clients who operate an FTZ site should have confirmed their Zone ID, FIRMS Code, and Port Code data through their ACE Portal account. Clients with questions about how this affected their own admissions should ask Allied to review the entries involved.
- System UpdateCSMS #67032615
CBP issued Harmonized System Update 2542 with Korea deal and Section 301 changes
CBP announced Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2542, created December 4, 2025, containing thirteen Harmonized Tariff records and forty ABI records. It implemented tariff elements of the US-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal, extended certain Section 301 product exclusions for China-related technology transfer practices, and changed the FDA tariff flag on HTS 2941.10.2000 (Penicillin G salts) from FD2 to FD1. CBP referred questions on the Korea deal to a related CSMS message and gave separate contacts for FDA flag and general HTS questions.
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At the time, this update changed HTS records and flags that affect how we classify and file entries for goods covered by the Korea deal, the extended Section 301 exclusions, and the FDA-flagged HTS line. Later CSMS messages or further tariff actions may have changed these classifications or exclusions since December 2025. Clients with entries involving these HTS numbers should ask us to review their current classification and any applicable exclusion status.
- System UpdateCSMS #67007430
CBP issued Harmonized System Update 2541 for Brazil and China IEEPA tariff changes
CBP announced Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2541, created November 21, 2025, containing three Harmonized Tariff records and seven ABI records. The update implemented changes from a Brazil IEEPA Reciprocal Executive Order and a China IEEPA Reciprocal Executive Order addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain. CBP directed questions to its trade remedy and HTS Administrator mailboxes.
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At the time, this update changed the tariff and ABI data filers used for entries involving Brazil and China IEEPA duties. The Supreme Court later ruled in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs, and Executive Order 14389 ended IEEPA duties on February 20, 2026, so these specific rate changes no longer apply. Clients with entries from this period who paid these duties should ask us to review whether a CAPE Declaration refund applies to their entries.
- QuotaCSMS #66996480
CBP Published 2026 Animal Feed Quota Bulletin 26-501
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-501 for animal feed containing milk or milk derivatives, classified under HTSUS Chapter 23, Additional U.S. Note 2. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and the quota opened on January 2, 2026. Entries filed between 12:01 am local port time and 8:30 am Eastern Time on the opening date received an 8:30 am entry time for quota purposes, with proration if any HTSUS group exceeded its limit.
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This bulletin set the opening rules for the 2026 milk-derivative animal feed quota, which already applied when the quota opened in January 2026. The quota period continues through the end of 2026, so proration or fill status can still affect entries filed under this provision. Clients importing this commodity should ask Allied to check the current quota status for their entries.
- QuotaCSMS #66995769
CBP published 2026 chocolate crumb tariff-rate quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-217 for chocolate and low-fat chocolate crumb under HTSUS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 3, covering 5.5 percent or less butterfat by weight, excluding retail candy or confection items. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, opening January 2, 2026. Entries filed early on the opening date received an 08:30 am ET entry time for quota purposes, with proration if the limit was exceeded.
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This bulletin set the opening procedures for the 2026 chocolate crumb quota, and that opening date has already passed. The quota period itself runs through December 31, 2026, so the underlying limits may still apply to entries filed now. Clients importing chocolate crumb under this provision should ask us to confirm current quota status before filing.
- QuotaCSMS #66995494
CBP published 2026 infant formula tariff-rate quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-218 for 2026 infant formula under HTSUS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note 2. The quota period ran from January 1 through December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. Entries filed early on the opening date received a fixed 8:30 a.m. Eastern entry time for quota purposes, with proration if a group's limit was exceeded.
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This bulletin set the quota mechanics for infant formula entries filed at the start of the 2026 quota period. The opening date has passed, and any proration or quota fill for that period is already determined. Clients with infant formula entries from that opening window should ask us to check the status of those specific entries.
- QuotaCSMS #66995565
CBP Published 2026 Tariff Quota Bulletin for Other Brooms
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-503 for other brooms wholly or in part of broom corn, classified under HTSUS 9603.10.40. The quota period ran from January 1 through December 31, 2026, and opened on January 2, 2026. Entries filed near the opening date were subject to proration rules if the quota group limit was exceeded by 8:30 am Eastern Time.
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This bulletin set the opening procedures for the 2026 broom corn broom quota, which covers the full 2026 calendar year. We apply the quota limits and any proration rules to broom entries we file under HTSUS 9603.10.40 during this quota period. Clients importing these brooms should ask us to confirm the current quota status of their entries.
- QuotaCSMS #66995576
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-105 for 2026 CAFTA-DR textile cumulation apparel
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-105 for 2026 CAFTA-DR textile cumulation goods. It covers HTSUS Chapter 62 apparel cut or knit-to-shape and sewn or assembled in CAFTA-DR countries using materials from Mexico. The quota period runs January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and the quota opened on Friday, January 2, 2026. Entries submitted on the opening date before 08:30 am ET received an 08:30 am entry time, with proration if a group exceeded the limit.
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This routine quota bulletin matters only for importers of Chapter 62 apparel from CAFTA-DR countries made with Mexican materials. Clients do not need to act, but later CSMS messages may have changed quota status, so ask us to review your entries.
- QuotaCSMS #66996017
CBP published 2026 quota bulletin for condensed or evaporated milk and cream
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-206 covering condensed or evaporated milk and cream under HTSUS Chapter 04, Additional US Note 11. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, opening on January 2, 2026. Entries filed early on the opening date received a standard 8:30 am ET entry time for quota purposes, with proration if the group limit was exceeded.
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This was a routine quota bulletin for entries of condensed or evaporated milk and cream, and the opening date has already passed. We applied the stated entry-time and proration rules to any quota entries filed on the opening date. Clients importing this commodity who have questions about how their specific entries were processed should ask us to review those entries.
CBP held ACE maintenance window in December 2025 (historical notice)
CBP announced ACE production standard invasive maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, December 6, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, December 7, 2025. This was a system maintenance window affecting ACE availability during those hours. The message did not describe any other changes or requirements.
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This was a routine ACE maintenance window that has already passed. It did not change any filing rules, and clients do not need to take any action regarding this notice now. If clients have questions about entries filed around that maintenance window, they should ask Allied to review them.
- QuotaCSMS #66996433
CBP published 2026 quota bulletin for dried milk and cream
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-204 for dried milk and cream under HTSUS Chapter 04, Additional U.S. Note 9, entered under subheadings 0402.21.75 and 0403.90.61. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and the quota opened on Friday, January 2, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 am local port time and before 08:30 am ET on the opening date received an 08:30 am entry time. If a group exceeded the limit at 08:30 am ET, CBP prorated all accepted entries.
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This was a routine quota bulletin, and clients do not need to act. Clients importing dried milk or cream under these subheadings should ask Allied to review their entries, since later CSMS messages may have changed the quota status.
- QuotaCSMS #66995771
CBP opened the 2026 tariff-rate quota for whiskbrooms of broom corn on January 2, 2026
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-504 for whiskbrooms wholly or in part of broom corn under HTSUS subheading 9603.10.05. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, and opened on Friday, January 2, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 am local port time and before 08:30 am ET on the opening date received an 08:30 am entry time. If the total exceeded the limit at 08:30 am ET, CBP prorated all accepted entries.
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This was a routine quota bulletin, and clients do not need to act. Later CSMS messages may have changed the quota status, so importers of whiskbrooms should ask Allied to review their entries.
- QuotaCSMS #66995424
CBP published 2026 cheddar cheese tariff-rate quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-208 for cheddar cheese and cheese substitute under HTSUS Chapter 4, Additional US Note 18. The quota period ran January 1 through December 31, 2026, opening Friday, January 2, 2026. Entries filed near the opening received an 8:30 am ET entry time and were prorated if the group limit was exceeded.
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This bulletin was routine and applied only to entries of cheddar cheese and cheese substitute filed near the January 2, 2026 opening. It no longer affects current filings. Clients importing this commodity now should ask us to confirm current quota status for their entries.
CBP detailed new Korea tariff rates for autos, wood, aircraft parts under trade deal (Dec 2025)
CBP announced guidance implementing tariff-related elements of the US-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal, based on a December 3, 2025 Federal Register notice. It modified Section 232 duty rates on Korean automobiles, automobile parts, wood products and civil aircraft parts, and adjusted reciprocal tariff rates on Korean goods, with effective dates in November 2025. It also told filers how to correct entries already filed under the old rates, either by post summary correction before liquidation or by protest within 180 days after liquidation.
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This message set specific Chapter 99 duty rates and reporting sequences for Korean-origin autos, auto parts, wood products, aircraft parts and general reciprocal tariff goods filed in late 2025. The reciprocal tariff portions relied on IEEPA authority, which the Supreme Court struck down and CBP ended on February 20, 2026, so those specific reciprocal rates no longer apply as described here. Section 232 duties on autos and wood are a separate authority and may still be in effect, but later CSMS messages may have changed the rates further. Clients with Korea entries from this period should ask us to review how these changes affect their filings.
- General NoticeCSMS #66971728
CBP set 2026 broker permit fee deadline for January 30, 2026
CBP announced that the 2026 customs broker annual permit user fee of $185.38 was due by January 30, 2026 for all active national permits issued on or before December 31, 2025. CBP said it would revoke permits by operation of law if brokers missed the deadline. Brokers could pay through the eCBP portal, which accepted payments from December 2, 2025 through January 30, 2026.
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This notice concerned customs broker permit fees, not importer entries. Clients did not need to act on this notice. We handled our own permit fee obligations directly with CBP.
- QuotaCSMS #66975507
CBP published the 2026 ice cream tariff-rate quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-209 for ice cream classified under HTSUS Chapter 21, Additional U.S. Note 5. The quota period runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with an opening date of January 2, 2026. Entries filed early on the opening date received an 8:30 a.m. Eastern entry time, and CBP said it would prorate any HTSUS group that exceeded the limit at that time.
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This bulletin only set the opening mechanics for the 2026 ice cream quota, which importers already passed. The quota period itself (through December 31, 2026) is still in effect based on the bulletin. Clients importing ice cream under this quota do not need to take action on this bulletin now, but should ask us to review their entries if they have questions about remaining quota availability.
CBP held a 3-hour ACE test maintenance window on Dec 3, 2025
CBP announced an ACE Certification (test) environment maintenance window on December 3, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET. This was a standard invasive maintenance window, not a production system outage.
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This message concerned CBP's test environment and did not affect production filings. It is now history and required no action from clients at the time or since.
- QuotaCSMS #66975851
CBP issued 2026 quota bulletin for milk and cream imports
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-203 for milk and cream entered under HTS subheadings 0401.40.05, 0401.50.05 and 0403.90.04. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with the quota opening on January 2, 2026. Entries filed shortly after opening received an 8:30 a.m. ET entry time and were prorated if the group limit was exceeded.
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This bulletin set the quota limits that apply to milk and cream entries we file under these subheadings for all of 2026. The quota period is still open through December 31, 2026, so the limits described still apply to entries filed now. Clients importing these products do not need to act unless we advise that a specific entry is affected by proration.
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