CBP to Open Cargo Release Pilot to Type 52 Entries

CBP will open up its cargo release pilot to type 52 entries (government-dutiable – other than Defense Contract Management Command (DCMAO)), it said in a notice (here). Participating brokers and importers will be able to electronically file a simplified entry for the release of entry type 52 cargo, in the air, ocean, rail, and truck modes of transportation as well as for mail, pedestrian, and passenger (hand-carried) modes of transportation, it said. The same eligibility requirements apply as those for entry types 01, 03 and 11, which are already part of CBP’s cargo release test. Brokers and importers seeking to participate should contact their CBP client representatives, or otherwise email Steven Zaccaro at steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the subject heading “Automated Entry Type 52 for ACE Cargo Release-Request to Participate.”