CSMS # 64957404 - Informal Entry Guidance: Clarifying When Separate Informal Entries May be Filed for Merchandise Consigned to One Consignee

CSMS # 64957404 - Informal Entry Guidance: Clarifying When Separate Informal Entries May be Filed for Merchandise Consigned to One Consignee
U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 05/06/2025 10:50 AM EDT
CSMS # 64957404 - Informal Entry Guidance: Clarifying When Separate Informal Entries May be Filed for Merchandise Consigned to One Consignee
Filers are required to electronically transmit all line level data, including harmonized tariff schedule classifications, when submitting an informal entry.
Pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 141.51, “[a]ll merchandise arriving on one conveyance and consigned to one consignee must be included on one entry,” unless an exception identified in 19 C.F.R. § 141.52 applies. If the total value of all the shipments appearing on this single entry does not exceed $2,500, the entry type may generally be a type 11 informal entry. See
19 C.F.R. § 143.21(a). If the total value of all the shipments appearing on this single entry exceeds $2,500, the entry must generally be a type 01 formal entry.
If the total value of all shipments appearing on an entry, in accordance with 19 C.F.R. § 141.51, exceeds $2,500, the shipments may be entered separately if an exception identified in 19 C.F.R. § 141.52 applies. Examples of such exceptions include, but are not limited to:
Circumstances when each portion of a consolidated shipment addressed to one consignee (or nominal consignee) is intended for various ultimate consignees, subject to the procedures specified in 19 C.F.R. § 141.54.
See
19 C.F.R. § 141.52(a).
Circumstances when several portions of the consignment for which separate entries are tendered are covered by separate bills of lading.
See
19 C.F.R. § 141.52(e).
Circumstances when the “consignment consists of different classes of merchandise which are to be processed by different Customs commodity specialist teams.” See
19 C.F.R. § 141.52(f).
If separate entries are filed for all merchandise arriving on conveyance that is consigned to one consignee pursuant to an exception identified 19 C.F.R. § 141.52, these entries may be filed as a type 11 informal entry consistent with all applicable requirements.  A corresponding entry summary must be filed for each separate entry – consolidation of multiple separate entries onto a single-entry summary is
not
permitted under Part 143, Subpart C, of CBP Regulations.
Note that CBP “may require a formal consumption or appraisement entry for any merchandise if deemed necessary for import admissibility enforcement purposes; revenue protection; or the efficient conduct of customs business. Individual shipments for the same consignee, when such shipments are valued at $2,500 or less, may be consolidated on one such entry.” 19 C.F.R. § 143.22.
Any questions regarding these requirements can be sent to
ecommerce@cbp.dhs.gov
.
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