CBP Ready to Accept New MPF Rate Starting the Morning of Nov 5
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it will be ready to accept the new 0.3464% Merchandise Processing Fee for formal entries (class code 499) on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at approximately 7:30 a.m.
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CBP states that the system changes will allow the trade to submit the new MPF rate for summaries that have a duty computation date of October 1, 2011 or later.
CBP Says it Will Bill Any Retroactive Increase in MPF of $20 or More
CBP has also posted a notice to its Web site which describes its plans to bill importers for the increased MPF back to October 1, 2011. According to that notice, for entries filed on/after October 1, 2011 until the CBP system changes take effect with the 0.3464% rate (November 5 at approximately 7:30 a.m.), CBP will bill the importer for the increase in MPF. CBP will disregard differences of less than $20.
CATAIR to Help Determine Which Rate (Old or New) Needed at Changeover
According to CBP, when the ABI implementation date for the new MPF is known, entry filers should consult the CATAIR, Entry Summary, Record 30, Note 4, which indicates the validation dates used by the system to determine the MPF rate.
The CATAIR indicates that the following order is used by the system to determine the MPF rate:
| Date | Source |
|---|---|
| Entry Date | Determined by CBP |
| Estimated Entry Date | Record Identifier 10 |
| Cargo Release Date | Determined by CBP |
| Preliminary Statement Print Date | Record Identifier 30 |
| Estimated Date of Arrival | Record Identifier 20 and H1 |
| System Date | ACS (ACE) Processing Date |
(See ITT’s Online Archives 11102417 for summary of previous CBP message on the new MPF.)
CBP contact -- Assigned client representative or Tony Casucci (571-468-5053) or anthony.casucci@dhs.gov.
CBP message on billing for the MPF available here.
(CSMS #11-000274, dated 11/01/11)