CSMS Weekly Digest: Jan 10 - Jan 16, 2026
Weekly summary of 7 CSMS messages from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Action Required(3)
Customs brokers must review new Section 232 duties on semiconductors, updated DEA guidance for tableting/encapsulating machines, and join today's support call for ACE Portal electronic refund features.
Section 232 Import Duties on Semiconductors and their Derivative Products
The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the implementation of the January 14, 2026, Proclamation, “Adjusting Imports of Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and Their D...
An updated U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Implementation Guide is now available with a new section providing guidance on submitting PGA Message Set data for tableting and encapsulating machines
An updated U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Implementation Guide (IG) is now available and can be found in the ‘Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities’ section of CBP.gov: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/aut...
Support Call Today for Electronic Refund and Add Notify Party Features in the ACE Portal
Beginning February 6, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will issue all refunds electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) (subject to limited exceptions), as announced in the Elect...
Policy Guidance(1)
New qualified parties are authorized to pay duties on international mail shipments under Executive Order 14324, which suspended duty-free de minimis treatment.
Tariff(1)
Section 232 import duties now apply to semiconductors and their derivative products, requiring immediate attention for affected shipments.
Pga Update(1)
The DEA Implementation Guide has been updated with new guidance on submitting PGA Message Set data specifically for tableting and encapsulating machine imports.
System Update(2)
ACE Portal gains new electronic refund and notify party features with support available today, plus updated procedures for submitting HTS codes on air import manifests are now in production.
Support Call Today for Electronic Refund and Add Notify Party Features in the ACE Portal
Beginning February 6, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will issue all refunds electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) (subject to limited exceptions), as announced in the Elect...
Updates to Submitting HTS Codes when Filing an Air Import Manifest Available in PROD
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released into Production (PROD) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) an update to the Declared Value and ISO Currency Code fields to be C for Conditional...
System Maintenance(2)
Plan for ACE system downtime during scheduled maintenance windows: January 14, 2026 for Certification environment and January 17-18, 2026 for Production environment.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, January 17, 2026 to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, January 18, 2026
There will be ACE production standard invasive maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, January 17, 2026, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, January 18, 2026.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on January 14, 2026
There will be an ACE certification standard invasive maintenance window on January 14, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. ET to 8:00 p.m. ET.