Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process; Delayed Compliance Extension

What it does

This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will extend the compliance date for the regulatory provisions mandating the formal entry of merchandise arriving through the international postal network that is subject to partner government agency requirements, subject to duties under Chapter 98 or Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), or for which duty-free treatment is claimed under Chapter 98 of the HTSUS or pursuant to a Free Trade Agreement, which were published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026. We believe the public will benefit from more time to prepare for compliance with these changes.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

19 CFR 145

Compared with

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published 15 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1685-AA45 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• June 24, 2026 Interim final rule; request for comments. Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process

What happens next and when

The compliance date for 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v) and (vi) is January 20, 2027.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCBP-2026-1288 on Regulations.gov
• Title 19 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register