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GSP Claims Resumed April 22nd; CBP Sets Forth Refund Processes

Apr 27, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that as of Sunday, April 22nd, it will again accept claims for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption.

In addition, CBP will automatically liquidate or reliquidate formal and informal entries of GSP-eligible goods that were entered on or after January 1, 2018, through April 21, 2018, and filed electronically via the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) using special program indicator code “A” as a prefix to the listed tariff number.

CBP expected to begin processing automatic refunds for these entries shortly after April 22nd.

This action follows the March 23, 2018, signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. Section 501 of Title V of the Act pertains to the extension of duty-free treatment and the retroactive application for certain liquidations and reliquidations under the GSP. Section 501(b)(1) provides that GSP duty-free treatment will be applied to eligible articles from designated beneficiary countries that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 22, 2018 through December 31, 2020.

CBP notes that it will continue conducting verifications to ensure that GSP benefits are available to eligible entries only.

CBP advises:

  • General questions concerning this notice should be directed to Seth Mazze, Office of Trade, Trade Agreements Branch, 202-863-6567 or at fta@dhs.gov.
  • For operational questions regarding: Formal/Informal Entries and Baggage Declarations: Randy Mitchell, 202-863-6532; Mail Entries: Robert Woods, 202-344-1236; Non-ABI Informal Entries: Contact the appropriate Center of Excellence and Expertise.
  • Questions from filers regarding ABI transmissions should be directed to their assigned ABI client representative.
  • As always, your general questions about the information presented here may be addressed with your Livingston account representative, or by contacting Livingston’s US Regulatory Affairs group: usregaffairs@livingstonintl.com.