Modification of the Test of the New Electronic Informal Entry Process for Mail

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: General notice. SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is modifying the test of the new electronic informal entry type for merchandise entering the United States through the international mail process to permit transmission of the entry with or without electronic Partner Government Agency (PGA) data. DATES: The modification is effective on October 22, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Mabelitini, Director, Intellectual Property Rights & E-Commerce Division, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 202-325-6915, ecommerce@cbp.dhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register ( 91 FR 38007 ), announcing a test for a new electronic informal entry process for international mail in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the entry type 13 (Informal Mail Entry). The test commenced on September 22, 2026. The new informal entry type 13 is available for international mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less, including those shipments that would previously have been eligible for the de minimis duty exemption, that are sent to the United States through the international postal network (“international mail”). The Entry Type 13 Test provides an alternative to the in…