The COVID Project
Context, not an orderThis record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.
The record
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection; all ports of entry
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 19 U.S.C. 1505; 19 C.F.R. part 24
- Issued
- 2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-26
- End
- 2020-03-27 (restated by CSMS #42179313) (read as 2020-03-27)
- In force
- Mar. 26, 2020 to Mar. 27, 2020
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- importers
- customs brokers
- sureties
- Functions reached
- CB importers' cash flow
- OP brokers' payment processing
- SC release of imported goods
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS
Operative words
[In light of] challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border [Protection issued CSMS #42097586] on 3/20/2020, requesting case by case need for additional days for payment of estimated [duties, taxes and fees. This message serves to (a) notify the trade that CBP is no longer] accepting requests for additional days for payment, and (b) provide guidance to Brokers (including brokers that made requests on behalf of importers), Importers and Sureties on processing the universe of entries affected by the previous message. CBP will retain the [ability to grant extensions where a trade member is unable to] file entry or payments, due to technology outages or port closures.... Single payments, daily and periodic monthly statement payments of estimated duties, taxes and fees that should have been tendered from 3/20/2020 through 3/26/2020, must [be initiated by the dates stated].
Enforcement
19 U.S.C. 1505(c), (d) (interest; liquidated damages)
Notes
Recites 'port closures' as a ground for extension.
Retrieval noteText read in full; bracketed words bridge line breaks. Cite the message as evidence of the operating regime). in_force_quarters is per instrument (brief, sec.