MPF: RECENT TRADE LEGISLATION

On October 21, 2011, the President signed H.R. 2832, which included the following trade legislation: MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE (MPF) rate increase Previous MPF rate of 0.21% has been increased retroactive to October 1, 2011, to 0.3464% through June 30, 2014. Minimums/maximums remain the same at $25.00/$485.00 for commercial shipments, and $2.00 for informal entries. Because …

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About ISF

Last Updated: July 9, 2010 On November 25, 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an interim final rule entitled “Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements” in the Federal Register (73 FR 71730).  The interim final rule requires both importers and carriers to submit additional information pertaining to cargo to CBP before the …

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