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CSMS # 67648307 - Updated Procedures to Add Notify Parties (CBP Form 4811)

This message updates guidance issued in CSMS 62234804.

On February 6, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will transition to electronic refunds in accordance with Executive Order 14247. To prepare for the transition, CBP has updated the CBP Form 4811, Special Address Notification (12/25), which is used to authorize notify parties. Effective February 6, 2026, refunds directed to a notify party will be electronically deposited in the notify party’s bank account, as announced in an Interim Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2026, and became effective on February 6, 2026 (see Electronic Refunds, 91 FR 21). The updated form may be found on the Forms page of the CBP website by searching for the form number. Effective February 6, 2026, Trade may no longer submit previous versions of the CBP Form 4811 to CBP, as they are no longer accepted.  The forms submitted must have the updated date (12/25) in the bottom left corner.   

To add or modify a notify party, Trade may use one of the following methods:

1. Email the CBP Form 4811 to their assigned Center of Excellence and Expertise (Center), or
2. Use the new “Add Notify Party” feature in the Notify Parties tab, available in the Importer sub-account view of the Trade user’s ACE Portal account.

To revoke notify party information, trade users must contact their assigned Center.  If an importer does not have a Center assignment, they must contact the Center that most closely aligns with the tariff number of the importer’s highest valued commodity. 

Importers may have multiple notify parties on file in their ACE profile. Refunds are directed to a notify party if two conditions are met: 1) the notify party is on file in the importer’s ACE profile, and 2) the notify party’s importer of record (IR) number is listed in box 28 “Reference Number” of the CBP Form 7501 or its electronic equivalent. 

For more information, please see:

• Trade User Information Notice - ACE Portal Feature for Trade Users to Add Notify Parties (CBP-247)
• CBP Modernizes Electronic Refund Enrollment Process
• Centers of Excellence and Expertise Directory

Questions related to this message may be directed to the Office of Trade, Commercial Operations, Revenue, and Entry (CORE) Division, at otentrysummary@cbp.dhs.gov. Questions related to the ACE Portal may be directed to ACE.Support@cbp.dhs.gov.

Related messages: CSMS # 62234804