CSMS # 66836343 - REMINDER: Deployments Related to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide, DRAFT Version 2.6 are Scheduled for November 20 and 21, 2025

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CSMS # 66836343 - REMINDER: Deployments Related to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide, DRAFT Version 2.6 are Scheduled for November 20 and 21, 2025

This is a reminder regarding the next two deployments related to FDA Supplemental Guide, version 2.6, announced in CSMS #66347264.

Refer to the attachment for a visual of the scheduled FDA changes.

The following changes with a WARNINGS severity will be deployed to Production on November 20, 2025.

PG01 and PG02 records – Add validation for consumer use products. PIC CODE in Product Code must be ‘A’ if Processing Code is ‘CSU
PG01 and PG06 records – Enhance validations for US goods returned. IUC 920.000 must have Source Type Code ‘39’ and Country Code of ‘US’ OR ‘PR.’
PG23 record – Update Tobacco Submission Tracking (TST) Number Affirmation of Compliance qualifier syntax

The following changes with a REJECT severity will be deployed to CBP’s Certification environment on November 21, 2025.

PG01 and PG02 records – Add validation for consumer use products. PIC CODE in Product Code must be ‘A’ if Processing Code is ‘CSU
PG01 and PG06 records – Enhance validations for US goods returned. IUC 920.000 must have Source Type Code ‘39’ and Country Code of ‘US’ OR ‘PR.’
PG23 record – Update Tobacco Submission Tracking (TST) Number Affirmation of Compliance qualifier syntax
PG01 – Enforce Intended Use Code (IUC) requirements for all processing codes
PG07 – Trade Name only required for Processing Code CSU (Consumer Use)
PG23 – No longer accept the following Affirmation of Compliance Codes: ‘SE’ (Substantially Equivalent), ‘EXE’ (Exemption from Substantial Equivalence), and ‘PMT’ (Premarket Tobacco Application)
PG23 – Accept new Affirmation of Compliance Codes with qualifier: ‘FLV’ (flavor), ‘NIC’ (nicotine concentration), ‘PID’ (product identification number)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide (SG) draft version 2.6 is posted in the ‘Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities’ section of CBP.gov

For questions about the changes to SG 2.6 contact FDA ACE Support: ACE_Support@fda.hhs.gov

Related message: CSMS # 66347264

FDA ACE Supplemental Guide version two point six Business Rule Revisions (1).pdf

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