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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[CBP Dec. 18–08]
COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for
Inflation in Fiscal Year 2019
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
that U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) is adjusting certain customs user
fees and limitations established by the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal
Year 2019 in accordance with the Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act) as implemented by CBP
regulations.
SUMMARY:
The adjusted amounts of
customs COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations set forth in
this notice for Fiscal Year 2019 are
required as of October 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
Ghiladi, Director—Office of Finance,
202–344–3722, UserFeeNotices@
cbp.dhs.gov.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 4, 2015, the Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act, Pub. L. 114–94) was signed
into law. Section 32201 of the FAST Act
amended section 13031 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain customs
COBRA user fees and corresponding
limitations to be adjusted by the
Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to
reflect certain increases in inflation.
Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR
24.22 and 24.23) describe the
procedures that implement the
requirements of the FAST Act.
Specifically, paragraph (k) in section
24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the
methodology to determine the change in
inflation as well as the factor by which
the fees and limitations will be adjusted,
if necessary. The fees and limitations
subject to adjustment, which are set
forth in Appendix A and Appendix B of
part 24, include the commercial vessel
arrival fees, commercial truck arrival
fees, railroad car arrival fees, private
vessel arrival fees, private aircraft
arrival fees, commercial aircraft and
vessel passenger arrival fees, dutiable
mail fees, customs broker permit user
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fees, barges and other bulk carriers
arrival fees, and merchandise processing
fees, as well as the corresponding
limitations.
Determination of Whether an
Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year
2019
In accordance with 19 CFR 24.22, CBP
must determine annually whether the
fees and limitations must be adjusted to
reflect inflation. For fiscal year 2019,
CBP is making this determination by
comparing the average of the Consumer
Price Index—All Urban Consumers, U.S.
All items, 1982–84 (CPI–U) for the
current year (June 2017–May 2018) with
the average of the CPI–U for the
comparison year (June 2016-May 2017)
to determine the change in inflation, if
any. If there is an increase in the CPI of
greater than one (1) percent, CBP must
adjust the customs COBRA user fees and
corresponding limitations using the
methodology set forth in 19 CFR
24.22(k). (19 CFR 24.22(k)). Following
the steps provided in paragraph (k)(2) of
section 24.22, CBP has determined that
the increase in the CPI between the most
recent June to May 12-month period
(June 2017–May 2018) and the
comparison year (June 2016-May 2017)
is 2.063 1 percent. As the increase in the
CPI is greater than one (1) percent, the
customs COBRA user fees and
corresponding limitations must be
adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019.
Determination of the Adjusted Fees and
Limitations
Using the methodology set forth in
section 24.22(k)(2) of the CBP
regulations (19 CFR 24.22(k)), CBP has
determined that the factor by which the
base fees and limitations will be
adjusted is 4.866 percent (base fees and
limitations can be found in Appendix A
and B to part 24 of title 19). In reaching
this determination, CBP calculated the
values for each variable found in
paragraph (k) of 19 CFR 24.22 as
follows:
• The arithmetic average of the CPI–
U for June 2017–May 2018, referred to
as (A) in the CBP regulations, is
247.540;
• The arithmetic average of the CPI–
U for Fiscal Year 2014, referred to as (B),
is 236.009;
• The arithmetic average of the CPI–
U for the comparison year, referred to as
(C), is 242.328;
• The difference between the
arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the
1 The figures provided in this notice may be
rounded for publication purposes only. The
calculations for the adjusted fees and limitations
were made using unrounded figures, unless
otherwise noted.
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comparison year (June 2016–May 2017)
and the current year (June 2017–May
2018), referred to as (D), is 5.212;
• This difference rounded to the
nearest whole number, referred to as (E),
is 5;
• The percentage change in the
arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the
comparison year (June 2016–May 2017)
and the current year (June 2017–May
2018), referred to as (F), is 2.063
percent;
• The difference in the arithmetic
average of the CPI–U between the
current year (June 2017–May 2018) and
the base year (Fiscal Year 2014), referred
to as (G), is 11.532; and
• Lastly, the percentage change in the
CPI–U from the base year (Fiscal Year
2014) to the current year (June 2017–
May 2018), referred to as (H), is 4.886
percent.
Announcement of New Fees and
Limitations
The adjusted amounts of customs
COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations for Fiscal
Year 2019 as adjusted by 4.886 percent
set forth below are required as of
October 1, 2018. Table 1 provides the
fees and limitations found in 19 CFR
24.22 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019
and Table 2 provides the fees and
limitations found in 19 CFR 24.23 as
adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019.
TABLE 1—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.22 AS ADJUSTED FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2019
New fee/
limitation
adjusted in
accordance with
the FAST Act
19 U.S.C. 58c
19 CFR 24.22
Customs COBRA user fee/limitation
(a)(1) ...................
(b)(5)(A) ..............
(a)(8) ...................
(b)(6) ...................
(a)(2) ...................
(b)(2) ...................
(a)(3) ...................
(b)(3) ...................
(a)(4) ...................
(b)(1)(i) ................
(b)(1)(ii) ...............
(b)(2)(i) ................
(b)(2)(ii) ...............
(c)(1) ...................
(c)(2) and (3) ......
(d)(1) ...................
(d)(2) and (3) ......
(e)(1) and (2) ......
(a)(6) ...................
(a)(5)(A) ..............
(a)(5)(B) ..............
(f) ........................
(g)(1)(i) ................
(g)(1)(ii) ...............
(a)(7) ...................
(h) .......................
Fee: Commercial Vessel Arrival Fee ............................................................................
Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Commercial Vessel Arrival Fees ..................
Fee: Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fee ........................................................
Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fees
Fee: Commercial Truck Arrival Fee 2 ............................................................................
Limitation: Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee 4 .................................
Fee: Railroad Car Arrival Fee .......................................................................................
Limitation: Railroad Car Calendar Year Prepayment Fee ............................................
Fee and Limitation: Private Vessel or Private Aircraft First Arrival/Calendar Year
Prepayment Fee.
Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee ..................................................................................................
Fee: Commercial Vessel or Commercial Aircraft Passenger Arrival Fee ....................
Fee: Commercial Vessel Passenger Arrival Fee (from one of the territories and possessions of the United States).
Fee: Customs Broker Permit User Fee ........................................................................
$458.35
6,245.97
115.37
1,573.29
3 5.75
104.89
8.65
104.89
28.84
5.77
5.77
2.02
144.74
TABLE 2—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.23 AS ADJUSTED FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2019
New fee/
limitation
adjusted in
accordance with
the FAST Act
19 CFR 24.23
Customs COBRA user fee/limitation
(b)(9)(A) (ii) .........
(b)(1)(i)(A) ...........
(b)(1)(i)(B)(2) .......
(b)(1)(i)(B)(2) .......
(b)(1)(i)(B)(1) .......
Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual
Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.
Limitation: Minimum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee 5 ....
Limitation: Maximum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee ......
Limitation: Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee 6 ....................................................
$1.05
(b)(9)(B)(i) ...........
(b)(9)(B)(i) ...........
(a)(9)(B)(i);
(b)(8)(A)(i).
(a)(9)(B)(i);
(b)(8)(A)(i).
(b)(8)(A)(ii) ..........
(a)(10)(C)(i) .........
(a)(10)(C)(ii) ........
(a)(10)(C)(iii) .......
(b)(9)(A)(ii) ..........
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(b)(1)(i)(B)(1) .......
Limitation: Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee 7 8 .................................................
508.70
(b)(1)(ii) ...............
(b)(2)(i) ................
(b)(2)(ii) ...............
(b)(2)(iii) ..............
(b)(4) ...................
Fee: Surcharge for Manual Entry or Release ...............................................................
Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel ....
Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Manual and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel ..........
Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated or Manual; Prepared by CBP Personnel
Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual
Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.
3.15
2.10
6.29
9.44
1.05
2 The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is the CBP fee
only, it does not include the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services agricultural
quarantine and inspection (APHIS/AQI) fee that is
collected by CBP on behalf of USDA. See 7 CFR
354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once 19 Single
Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a vehicle
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account within a calendar year, the payment
required for the 20th (and subsequent) singlecrossing is only the APHIS/AQI fee and no longer
includes the CBP Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for
the remainder of that calendar year).
3 The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted
down from 5.77 to the nearest lower nickel. See 82
FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
4 See footnote 2 above.
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5 Although the minimum limitation is published,
the fee charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C.
58c(b)(9)(A)(ii).
6 Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem
rate of 0.3464% remains the same. See 82 FR 32661
(July 17, 2017).
7 Id.
8 For monthly pipeline entries, see: https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipelinemonthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa.
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Tables 1 and 2 setting forth the
adjusted fees and limitations for Fiscal
Year 2019 will also be maintained for
the public’s convenience on the CBP
website at www.cbp.gov.
Dated: July 27, 2018.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[CBP Dec. 18-08]
COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2019
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and limitations
established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2019 in accordance with the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as implemented by CBP
regulations.
DATES: The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations set forth in this notice for Fiscal Year 2019
are required as of October 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Ghiladi, Director--Office of
Finance, 202-344-3722, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Act (FAST Act, Pub. L. 114-94) was signed into law. Section 32201 of
the FAST Act amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain
customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations to be adjusted by
the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to reflect certain increases
in inflation.
Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and 24.23) describe the procedures that
implement the requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, paragraph (k)
in section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the methodology to
determine the change in inflation as well as the factor by which the
fees and limitations will be adjusted, if necessary. The fees and
limitations subject to adjustment, which are set forth in Appendix A
and Appendix B of part 24, include the commercial vessel arrival fees,
commercial truck arrival fees, railroad car arrival fees, private
vessel arrival fees, private aircraft arrival fees, commercial aircraft
and vessel passenger arrival fees, dutiable mail fees, customs broker
permit user fees, barges and other bulk carriers arrival fees, and
merchandise processing fees, as well as the corresponding limitations.
Determination of Whether an Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year
2019
In accordance with 19 CFR 24.22, CBP must determine annually
whether the fees and limitations must be adjusted to reflect inflation.
For fiscal year 2019, CBP is making this determination by comparing the
average of the Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers, U.S. All
items, 1982-84 (CPI-U) for the current year (June 2017-May 2018) with
the average of the CPI-U for the comparison year (June 2016-May 2017)
to determine the change in inflation, if any. If there is an increase
in the CPI of greater than one (1) percent, CBP must adjust the customs
COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations using the methodology set
forth in 19 CFR 24.22(k). (19 CFR 24.22(k)). Following the steps
provided in paragraph (k)(2) of section 24.22, CBP has determined that
the increase in the CPI between the most recent June to May 12-month
period (June 2017-May 2018) and the comparison year (June 2016-May
2017) is 2.063 \1\ percent. As the increase in the CPI is greater than
one (1) percent, the customs COBRA user fees and corresponding
limitations must be adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019.
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publication purposes only. The calculations for the adjusted fees
and limitations were made using unrounded figures, unless otherwise
noted.
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Determination of the Adjusted Fees and Limitations
Using the methodology set forth in section 24.22(k)(2) of the CBP
regulations (19 CFR 24.22(k)), CBP has determined that the factor by
which the base fees and limitations will be adjusted is 4.866 percent
(base fees and limitations can be found in Appendix A and B to part 24
of title 19). In reaching this determination, CBP calculated the values
for each variable found in paragraph (k) of 19 CFR 24.22 as follows:
The arithmetic average of the CPI-U for June 2017-May
2018, referred to as (A) in the CBP regulations, is 247.540;
The arithmetic average of the CPI-U for Fiscal Year 2014,
referred to as (B), is 236.009;
The arithmetic average of the CPI-U for the comparison
year, referred to as (C), is 242.328;
The difference between the arithmetic averages of the CPI-
U of the
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comparison year (June 2016-May 2017) and the current year (June 2017-
May 2018), referred to as (D), is 5.212;
This difference rounded to the nearest whole number,
referred to as (E), is 5;
The percentage change in the arithmetic averages of the
CPI-U of the comparison year (June 2016-May 2017) and the current year
(June 2017-May 2018), referred to as (F), is 2.063 percent;
The difference in the arithmetic average of the CPI-U
between the current year (June 2017-May 2018) and the base year (Fiscal
Year 2014), referred to as (G), is 11.532; and
Lastly, the percentage change in the CPI-U from the base
year (Fiscal Year 2014) to the current year (June 2017-May 2018),
referred to as (H), is 4.886 percent.
Announcement of New Fees and Limitations
The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations for Fiscal Year 2019 as adjusted by 4.886
percent set forth below are required as of October 1, 2018. Table 1
provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.22 as adjusted for
Fiscal Year 2019 and Table 2 provides the fees and limitations found in
19 CFR 24.23 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019.
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\2\ The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is the CBP fee only, it
does not include the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services agricultural quarantine
and inspection (APHIS/AQI) fee that is collected by CBP on behalf of
USDA. See 7 CFR 354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once 19 Single
Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a vehicle identification
number (VIN)/vehicle in a Decal and Transponder Online Procurement
System (DTOPS) account within a calendar year, the payment required
for the 20th (and subsequent) single-crossing is only the APHIS/AQI
fee and no longer includes the CBP Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for
the remainder of that calendar year).
\3\ The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted down from 5.77
to the nearest lower nickel. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
\4\ See footnote 2 above.
\5\ Although the minimum limitation is published, the fee
charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii).
\6\ Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of
0.3464% remains the same. See 82 FR 32661 (July 17, 2017).
\7\ Id.
\8\ For monthly pipeline entries, see: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipeline-monthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa.
Table 1--Customs COBRA User Fees and Limitations Found in 19 CFR 24.22 as Adjusted for
Fiscal Year 2019
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New fee/
limitation
19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.22 Customs COBRA user fee/ adjusted in
limitation accordance with
the FAST Act
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(a)(1)......................... (b)(1)(i)..................... Fee: Commercial Vessel $458.35
Arrival Fee.
(b)(5)(A)...................... (b)(1)(ii).................... Limitation: Calendar Year 6,245.97
Maximum for Commercial
Vessel Arrival Fees.
(a)(8)......................... (b)(2)(i)..................... Fee: Barges and Other Bulk 115.37
Carriers Arrival Fee.
(b)(6)......................... (b)(2)(ii).................... Limitation: Calendar Year 1,573.29
Maximum for Barges and Other
Bulk Carriers Arrival Fees.
(a)(2)......................... (c)(1)........................ Fee: Commercial Truck Arrival \3\ 5.75
Fee \2\.
(b)(2)......................... (c)(2) and (3)................ Limitation: Commercial Truck 104.89
Calendar Year Prepayment Fee
\4\.
(a)(3)......................... (d)(1)........................ Fee: Railroad Car Arrival Fee 8.65
(b)(3)......................... (d)(2) and (3)................ Limitation: Railroad Car 104.89
Calendar Year Prepayment Fee.
(a)(4)......................... (e)(1) and (2)................ Fee and Limitation: Private 28.84
Vessel or Private Aircraft
First Arrival/Calendar Year
Prepayment Fee.
(a)(6)......................... (f)........................... Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee....... 5.77
(a)(5)(A)...................... (g)(1)(i)..................... Fee: Commercial Vessel or 5.77
Commercial Aircraft
Passenger Arrival Fee.
(a)(5)(B)...................... (g)(1)(ii).................... Fee: Commercial Vessel 2.02
Passenger Arrival Fee (from
one of the territories and
possessions of the United
States).
(a)(7)......................... (h)........................... Fee: Customs Broker Permit 144.74
User Fee.
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Table 2--Customs COBRA User Fees and Limitations Found in 19 CFR 24.23 as Adjusted for
Fiscal Year 2019
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New fee/
limitation
19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.23 Customs COBRA user fee/ adjusted in
limitation accordance with
the FAST Act
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(b)(9)(A) (ii)................. (b)(1)(i)(A).................. Fee: Express Consignment $1.05
Carrier/Centralized Hub
Facility Fee, Per Individual
Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.
(b)(9)(B)(i)................... (b)(1)(i)(B)(2)............... Limitation: Minimum Express 0.37
Consignment Carrier/
Centralized Hub Facility Fee
\5\.
(b)(9)(B)(i)................... (b)(1)(i)(B)(2)............... Limitation: Maximum Express 1.05
Consignment Carrier/
Centralized Hub Facility Fee.
(a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i)..... (b)(1)(i)(B)(1)............... Limitation: Minimum 26.22
Merchandise Processing Fee
\6\.
(a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i)..... (b)(1)(i)(B)(1)............... Limitation: Maximum 508.70
Merchandise Processing Fee 7
8.
(b)(8)(A)(ii).................. (b)(1)(ii).................... Fee: Surcharge for Manual 3.15
Entry or Release.
(a)(10)(C)(i).................. (b)(2)(i)..................... Fee: Informal Entry or 2.10
Release; Automated and Not
Prepared by CBP Personnel.
(a)(10)(C)(ii)................. (b)(2)(ii).................... Fee: Informal Entry or 6.29
Release; Manual and Not
Prepared by CBP Personnel.
(a)(10)(C)(iii)................ (b)(2)(iii)................... Fee: Informal Entry or 9.44
Release; Automated or
Manual; Prepared by CBP
Personnel.
(b)(9)(A)(ii).................. (b)(4)........................ Fee: Express Consignment 1.05
Carrier/Centralized Hub
Facility Fee, Per Individual
Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.
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Tables 1 and 2 setting forth the adjusted fees and limitations for
Fiscal Year 2019 will also be maintained for the public's convenience
on the CBP website at www.cbp.gov.
Dated: July 27, 2018.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2018-16510 Filed 7-31-18; 8:45 am]
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