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COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for
Inflation in Fiscal Year 2021
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 corresponding limitations
established by the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2021 in
accordance with the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
as implemented by the CBP regulations.
DATES: The adjusted amounts of
customs COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations set forth in
this notice for Fiscal Year 2021 are
required as of October 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
Ghiladi, Senior Advisor, International
Trade & Travel, Office of Finance, 202–
344–3722, UserFeeNotices@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
A. Adjustments of COBRA User Fees
and Corresponding Limitations for
Inflation
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 the Secretary of
the Treasury (Secretary) to adjust certain
customs COBRA user fees and
corresponding limitations 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
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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.
B. Determination of Whether an
Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year
2021
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 2021,
CBP is making this determination by
comparing the average of the Consumer
Price Index—All Urban Consumers, U.S.
All items, 1982–1984 (CPI–U) for the
current year (June 2019–May 2020) with
the average of the CPI–U for the
comparison year (June 2018–May 2019)
to determine the change in inflation, if
any. If there is an increase in the CPI–
U 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). Following the steps
provided in paragraph (k)(2) of section
24.22, CBP has determined that the
increase in the CPI–U between the most
recent June to May twelve-month period
(June 2019–May 2020) and the
comparison year (June 2018–May 2019)
is 1.58 1 percent. As the increase in the
CPI–U is greater than one (1) percent,
the customs COBRA user fees and
corresponding limitations must be
adjusted for Fiscal Year 2021.
C. 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 8.933 percent (base fees and
limitations can be found in Appendices
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 2019–May 2020, referred to
as (A) in the CBP regulations, is
257.092;
• 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 (June 2018–
May 2019), referred to as (C), is 252.922;
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• The difference between the
arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the
comparison year (June 2018–May 2019)
and the current year (June 2019–May
2020), referred to as (D), is 4.170;
• This difference rounded to the
nearest whole number, referred to as (E),
is 4;
• The percentage change in the
arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the
comparison year (June 2018–May 2019)
and the current year (June 2019–May
2020), referred to as (F), is 1.58 percent;
• The difference in the arithmetic
average of the CPI–U between the
current year (June 2019–May 2020) and
the base year (Fiscal Year 2014), referred
to as (G), is 21.084; and
• Lastly, the percentage change in the
CPI–U from the base year (Fiscal Year
2014) to the current year (June 2019–
May 2020), referred to as (H), is 8.933
percent.
D. Announcement of New Fees and
Limitations
The adjusted amounts of customs
COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations for Fiscal
Year 2021 as adjusted by 8.933 percent
set forth below are required as of
October 1, 2020. Table 1 provides the
fees and limitations found in 19 CFR
24.22 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2021,
and Table 2 provides the fees and
limitations found in 19 CFR 24.23 as
adjusted for Fiscal Year 2021.
TABLE 1—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.22 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR
2021
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) .......................
(b)(1)(i) ...................
(b)(1)(ii) ..................
(b)(2)(i) ...................
(b)(2)(ii) ..................
(a)(2)
(b)(2)
(a)(3)
(b)(3)
(a)(4)
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
(c)(1) ......................
(c)(2) and (3) ..........
(d)(1) ......................
(d)(2) and (3) .........
(e)(1) and (2) .........
(a)(6) .......................
(a)(5)(A) ..................
(f) ...........................
(g)(1)(i) ...................
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 3 .......................................................................
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 .................
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.
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 Service (APHIS)
Agricultural and Quarantine Inspection (AQI)
Services Fee (currently $7.55) that is collected by
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CBP on behalf of USDA to make a total Single
Crossing Fee of $13.50. See 7 CFR 354.3(c) and 19
CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once eighteen 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
nineteenth (and subsequent) single-crossing is only
the AQI fee (currently $7.55) and no longer includes
CBP’s $5.95 Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for the
remainder of that calendar year).
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$476.04
6,486.99
119.83
1,634.00
5.95
108.93
8.99
108.93
29.96
5.99
5.99
3 The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted
down from $5.99 to the nearest lower nickel. See
82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
4 The Commercial Truck Calendar Year
Prepayment Fee is the CBP fee only; it does not
include the AQI Commercial Truck with
Transponder Fee (currently $301.67) that is
collected by CBP on behalf of APHIS to make the
total Commercial Vehicle Transponder Annual User
Fee of $410.60.
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TABLE 1—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.22 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR
2021—Continued
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)(5)(B) ..................
(g)(1)(ii) ..................
(a)(7) .......................
(h) ..........................
Fee: Commercial Vessel Passenger Arrival Fee (from one of the territories and
possessions of the United States).
Fee: Customs Broker Permit User Fee .....................................................................
2.10
150.33
TABLE 2—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.23 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR
2021
New fee/
limitation
adjusted in
accordance
with the
FAST act
19 U.S.C. 58c
19 CFR 24.23
Customs COBRA user fee/limitation
(b)(9)(A)(ii) ..............
(b)(1)(i)(A) ..............
(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)(4)(ii) 5 ................
(b)(4)(ii) 7 ................
(b)(1)(i)(B) 8 ............
Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual
Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.
Limitation: Minimum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee 6 ..
Limitation: Maximum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee ...
Limitation: Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee 9 .................................................
0.38
1.09
27.23
(b)(1)(i)(B) 10 ..........
Limitation: Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee 11 12 ...........................................
528.33
(b)(1)(ii) ..................
(b)(2)(i) ...................
(b)(2)(ii) ..................
(b)(2)(iii) .................
3.27
2.18
6.54
9.80
(b)(9)(A)(ii) ..............
(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.
Tables 1 and 2, setting forth the
adjusted fees and limitations for Fiscal
Year 2021, will also be maintained for
the public’s convenience on the CBP
website at www.cbp.gov.
5 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a
reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of section
24.23. However, the reference should have been to
paragraph (b)(4)(ii). CBP intends to publish a future
document in the Federal Register to make a
technical correction to Appendix B of part 24. This
technical correction will also address the
inadvertent errors specified in footnotes 7, 8, and
10 below.
6 Although the minimum limitation is published,
the fee charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C.
58c(b)(9)(A)(ii).
7 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a
reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of section
24.23. However, the reference should have been to
paragraph (b)(4)(ii).
8 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a
reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of section
24.23. However, the reference should have been to
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).
9 Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem
rate of 0.3464 percent remains the same. See 82 FR
50523 (November 1, 2017).
10 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included
a reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of section
24.23. However, the reference should have been to
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).
11 Only the limitation is increasing; the ad
valorem rate of 0.3464 percent remains the same.
See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
12 For monthly pipeline entries, see https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipelinemonthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa.
Dated: July 24, 2020.
Mark A. Morgan,
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Official
Performing the Duties of the Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[CBP Dec. 20-14]
COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2021
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
corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2021 in accordance
with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as
implemented by the CBP regulations.
DATES: The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations set forth in this notice for Fiscal Year 2021
are required as of October 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Ghiladi, Senior Advisor,
International Trade & Travel, Office of Finance, 202-344-3722,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Adjustments of COBRA User Fees and Corresponding Limitations for
Inflation
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 the
Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to adjust certain customs COBRA
user fees and corresponding limitations 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
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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.
B. Determination of Whether an Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year
2021
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 2021, CBP is making this determination by comparing the
average of the Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers, U.S. All
items, 1982-1984 (CPI-U) for the current year (June 2019-May 2020) with
the average of the CPI-U for the comparison year (June 2018-May 2019)
to determine the change in inflation, if any. If there is an increase
in the CPI-U 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). Following the steps provided
in paragraph (k)(2) of section 24.22, CBP has determined that the
increase in the CPI-U between the most recent June to May twelve-month
period (June 2019-May 2020) and the comparison year (June 2018-May
2019) is 1.58 \1\ percent. As the increase in the CPI-U is greater than
one (1) percent, the customs COBRA user fees and corresponding
limitations must be adjusted for Fiscal Year 2021.
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\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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C. 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 8.933 percent
(base fees and limitations can be found in Appendices 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 2019-May
2020, referred to as (A) in the CBP regulations, is 257.092;
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 (June 2018-May 2019), referred to as (C), is 252.922;
The difference between the arithmetic averages of the CPI-
U of the comparison year (June 2018-May 2019) and the current year
(June 2019-May 2020), referred to as (D), is 4.170;
This difference rounded to the nearest whole number,
referred to as (E), is 4;
The percentage change in the arithmetic averages of the
CPI-U of the comparison year (June 2018-May 2019) and the current year
(June 2019-May 2020), referred to as (F), is 1.58 percent;
The difference in the arithmetic average of the CPI-U
between the current year (June 2019-May 2020) and the base year (Fiscal
Year 2014), referred to as (G), is 21.084; and
Lastly, the percentage change in the CPI-U from the base
year (Fiscal Year 2014) to the current year (June 2019-May 2020),
referred to as (H), is 8.933 percent.
D. Announcement of New Fees and Limitations
The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their
corresponding limitations for Fiscal Year 2021 as adjusted by 8.933
percent set forth below are required as of October 1, 2020. Table 1
provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.22 as adjusted for
Fiscal Year 2021, and Table 2 provides the fees and limitations found
in 19 CFR 24.23 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2021.
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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 Service (APHIS) Agricultural and
Quarantine Inspection (AQI) Services Fee (currently $7.55) that is
collected by CBP on behalf of USDA to make a total Single Crossing
Fee of $13.50. See 7 CFR 354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once
eighteen 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 nineteenth (and subsequent) single-
crossing is only the AQI fee (currently $7.55) and no longer
includes CBP's $5.95 Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for the remainder
of that calendar year).
\3\ The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted down from $5.99
to the nearest lower nickel. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
\4\ The Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee is the CBP
fee only; it does not include the AQI Commercial Truck with
Transponder Fee (currently $301.67) that is collected by CBP on
behalf of APHIS to make the total Commercial Vehicle Transponder
Annual User Fee of $410.60.
Table 1--Customs COBRA User Fees and Limitations Found in 19 CFR 24.22 as Adjusted for Fiscal Year 2021
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New fee/
limitation
Customs COBRA user fee/ adjusted in
19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.22 limitation accordance
with the FAST
act
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(a)(1).......................... (b)(1)(i)....................... Fee: Commercial Vessel $476.04
Arrival Fee.
(b)(5)(A)....................... (b)(1)(ii)...................... Limitation: Calendar Year 6,486.99
Maximum for Commercial
Vessel Arrival Fees.
(a)(8).......................... (b)(2)(i)....................... Fee: Barges and Other Bulk 119.83
Carriers Arrival Fee.
(b)(6).......................... (b)(2)(ii)...................... Limitation: Calendar Year 1,634.00
Maximum for Barges and
Other Bulk Carriers Arrival
Fees.
(a)(2).......................... (c)(1).......................... Fee: Commercial Truck 5.95
Arrival Fee 2 3.
(b)(2).......................... (c)(2) and (3).................. Limitation: Commercial Truck 108.93
Calendar Year Prepayment
Fee \4\.
(a)(3).......................... (d)(1).......................... Fee: Railroad Car Arrival 8.99
Fee.
(b)(3).......................... (d)(2) and (3).................. Limitation: Railroad Car 108.93
Calendar Year Prepayment
Fee.
(a)(4).......................... (e)(1) and (2).................. Fee and Limitation: Private 29.96
Vessel or Private Aircraft
First Arrival/Calendar Year
Prepayment Fee.
(a)(6).......................... (f)............................. Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee...... 5.99
(a)(5)(A)....................... (g)(1)(i)....................... Fee: Commercial Vessel or 5.99
Commercial Aircraft
Passenger Arrival Fee.
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(a)(5)(B)....................... (g)(1)(ii)...................... Fee: Commercial Vessel 2.10
Passenger Arrival Fee (from
one of the territories and
possessions of the United
States).
(a)(7).......................... (h)............................. Fee: Customs Broker Permit 150.33
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 2021
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New fee/
limitation
Customs COBRA user fee/ adjusted in
19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.23 limitation accordance
with the FAST
act
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(b)(9)(A)(ii)................... (b)(1)(i)(A).................... Fee: Express Consignment $1.09
Carrier/Centralized Hub
Facility Fee, Per
Individual Waybill/Bill of
Lading Fee.
(b)(9)(B)(i).................... (b)(4)(ii) \5\.................. Limitation: Minimum Express 0.38
Consignment Carrier/
Centralized Hub Facility
Fee \6\.
(b)(9)(B)(i).................... (b)(4)(ii) \7\.................. Limitation: Maximum Express 1.09
Consignment Carrier/
Centralized Hub Facility
Fee.
(a)(9)(B)(i);................... (b)(1)(i)(B) \8\................ Limitation: Minimum 27.23
(b)(8)(A)(i).................... Merchandise Processing Fee
\9\.
(a)(9)(B)(i);................... (b)(1)(i)(B) \10\............... Limitation: Maximum 528.33
(b)(8)(A)(i).................... Merchandise Processing Fee
11 12.
(b)(8)(A)(ii)................... (b)(1)(ii)...................... Fee: Surcharge for Manual 3.27
Entry or Release.
(a)(10)(C)(i)................... (b)(2)(i)....................... Fee: Informal Entry or 2.18
Release; Automated and Not
Prepared by CBP Personnel.
(a)(10)(C)(ii).................. (b)(2)(ii)...................... Fee: Informal Entry or 6.54
Release; Manual and Not
Prepared by CBP Personnel.
(a)(10)(C)(iii)................. (b)(2)(iii)..................... Fee: Informal Entry or 9.80
Release; Automated or
Manual; Prepared by CBP
Personnel.
(b)(9)(A)(ii)................... (b)(4).......................... Fee: Express Consignment 1.09
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 2021, will also be maintained for the public's convenience
on the CBP website at www.cbp.gov.
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\5\ Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of section 24.23. However, the reference
should have been to paragraph (b)(4)(ii). CBP intends to publish a
future document in the Federal Register to make a technical
correction to Appendix B of part 24. This technical correction will
also address the inadvertent errors specified in footnotes 7, 8, and
10 below.
\6\ Although the minimum limitation is published, the fee
charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii).
\7\ Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of section 24.23. However, the reference
should have been to paragraph (b)(4)(ii).
\8\ Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of section 24.23. However, the reference
should have been to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).
\9\ Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of
0.3464 percent remains the same. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
\10\ Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of section 24.23. However, the reference
should have been to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).
\11\ Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of
0.3464 percent remains the same. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
\12\ For monthly pipeline entries, see https://www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipeline-monthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa.
Dated: July 24, 2020.
Mark A. Morgan,
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Official Performing the Duties of
the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020-16450 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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