CBP Reminds Trade of Increase to MPF Fees on Jan. 1
CBP reminded the trade community of upcoming increases to certain fees that take effect at the beginning of the new year, in a CSMS message sent Nov. 22. The changes are already in the ACE certification environment for trade testing,…
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and the corresponding CATAIR programming requirements will be posted by Nov. 24, CBP said. "These changes will be in the ACE Production environment by November 30, 2017, and will be effective for entries with an entry date on or after January 1, 2018," it said. Effective that date, the minimum merchandise processing fee for formal entries will rise from $25, to $25.67, and the maximum MPF will increase from $485 to $497.99. The MPF ad valorem rate of 0.3464% will not change, CBP said. Other increased fees include the informal MPF to $2.05, the dutiable mail fee to $5.65, and the surcharge for manual entry or release to $3.08. CBP announced the fee increases on Nov. 1 (see 1710310044).