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Modification of the Test of the New Electronic Informal Entry Process for Mail

4 November 2026

In plain English

CBP is modifying its Entry Type 13 informal mail entry test to temporarily let filers submit entries with or without complete electronic PGA data, effective October 22, 2026.

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Topic
Customs operations
Regulator
CBP
Published
4 November 2026
For
Imports
Where it applies
United States
Source
CBP Customs Bulletin

From the notice

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: General notice. SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is modifying the test of the new electronic informal entry type for merchandise entering the United States through the international mail process to permit transmission of the entry with or without electronic Partner Government Agency (PGA) data. DATES: The modification is effective on October 22, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Mabelitini, Director, Intellectual Property Rights & E-Commerce Division, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 202-325-6915, ecommerce@cbp.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register (91 FR 38007), announcing a test for a new electronic informal entry process for international mail in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the entry type 13 (Informal Mail Entry). The test commenced on September 22, 2026. The new informal entry type 13 is available for international mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less, including those shipments that would previously have been eligible for the de minimis duty exemption, that are sent to the United States through the international postal network (“international mail”).
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