CBP estimates this move will save it $3.8 million annually by eliminating 90 percent, or about 6.5 million, of the paper courtesy notices sent to importers. If more than 90 percent are eliminated, savings could be higher, the agency said.
Courtesy liquidation notices provide informal, advance notice of the liquidation date and aren't required by statute. For importers of record whose entry summaries are electronically filed in ABI, CBP provides an electronic courtesy notice to the ABI filer (importer of record or a broker that files as the agent of the importer of record) and a paper courtesy notice to the importer of record.
Only those importers whose entries are not filed through ABI will continue to receive paper courtesy liquidation notices from the agency.
For more details, access the Federal Register notice.
