Treasury Dept. Regulatory Agenda Includes Details on Proposed Rule on de Minimis

The Treasury Department published its fall 2023 regulatory agenda for CBP. The agenda includes a new mention of a proposed rule to amend CBP’s regulations on the entry of “certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800 that are eligible for an administrative exemption from duty and tax.”

The proposal would create a new process for de minimis shipments, “allowing CBP to target high-risk shipments more effectively, including those containing synthetic opioids such as fentanyl,” the agency said. It also would “revise the current process for entering low-value shipments to require additional data elements that would assist CBP in verifying eligibility for duty- and tax-free entry of low-value shipments and bona-fide gifts.”

CBP has said the long-planned rule will include lessons the agency learned from its Section 321 data pilot and its test of entry type 86, replacing both programs with the new de minimis procedures (see 2305190036). The agenda said the proposed rule is scheduled for publication in April 2024.

The agenda lists Treasury's CBP rulemakings that are pending at the proposed, interim final, final and completed stages, as well as rulemakings that are long-term actions. The agenda lists the regulation title; past regulation(s), if any; the time frame for the next regulatory action(s), if any; a brief description of the regulation; and a contact party name and telephone number.

Agenda Highlights

Highlights of Treasury's CBP rulemakings are below. New items are marked with an asterisk (*).