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CSMS #43235886 - Modification of the Reconciliation Test for Filing Post-Importation Claims Under USMCA

CBP published 85 FR 39576 on July 1, 2020, announcing a modification to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) reconciliation prototype test to include the flag for filing of post-importation preferential treatment claims arising under the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (the USMCA) as implemented pursuant to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (the USMCA Act).  Importers may file USMCA post-importation claims for refunds of certain duties assessed on merchandise that both qualifies for preferential tariff treatment under the USMCA and was entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after July 1, 2020.  Unless and until the USMCA Act is subsequently amended, refunds for merchandise processing fees (MPF) are excluded from USMCA post-importation claims. 

If you have any questions or require additional information, please send an email to OT-RECONFOLDER@cbp.dhs.gov, Commercial Operations, Revenue and Entry Division, Office of Trade.