CBP Issues MPF Rate Change Information

October 24, 2011

On October 21, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Cargo Systems Messaging Service notification (CSMS #11-000262) stating that it is in the process of modifying its automated system (ABI) to accept the new Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) rate of 0.3464%, which is effective as of October 1, 2011. The minimum merchandise processing amount of $25 and maximum merchandise amount of $485 have not changed. CBP remains in the process of making the necessary modifications to its automated system and does not have an exact date for when the changes will be completed. CBP’s message states that the agency will notify the trade industry approximately one week before they can begin submitting their summaries to ACS and ACE with the new MPF rate.

Recent trade legislation raised the MPF rate for formal entries from 0.21% to 0.3464% for the period from October 1, 2011, to June 30, 2021. The 0.3464% rate is effective continuously for this period as the Korea FTA bill was enacted after the GSP bill.

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