CBP HSU 2625: Section 232 Pharma HTS Updates and Pork Rate Fixes

Key Points

• CBP released Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2625 on September 29, 2026, containing 57 harmonized tariff records and 304 ABI records.
• The update includes Section 232 Pharmaceutical tariff changes; CBP's earlier CSMS 70054007 provides the full background on those pharmaceutical provisions.
• HSU 2625 also corrects assessment reduction rates for live porcine animals and pork products under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order.
• Additional PGA HTS flagging updates for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are included, affecting how certain goods are flagged in ACE at entry.

On this page

1. What HSU 2625 changes
2. Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff records
3. Pork assessment rate corrections
4. CPSC PGA HTS flagging updates
5. What importers, brokers, and compliance teams should do
6. Key references

CBP's Harmonized System Update 2625, published September 29, 2026, pushes 57 harmonized tariff records and 304 ABI records into ACE. The update touches three distinct areas: Section 232 pharmaceutical duty codes, corrected pork checkoff assessment rates, and new Consumer Product Safety Commission PGA flags on specific HTS lines.

The links in this article go to the primary documents: the CBP CSMS notices and the official tariff schedule pages themselves. Read the source.

What HSU 2625 changes

HSU 2625 is a mid-cycle tariff table update distributed through CBP's Automated Broker Interface (ABI). Updates of this type modify the HTS records that ACE uses to calculate duties, route entries to partner government agencies (PGAs), and validate classification at the time of filing. Brokers and trade-management systems that maintain local HTS tables must ingest HSU 2625 to stay synchronized with CBP's live data.

Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff records

The largest component of HSU 2625 is a set of Section 232 Pharmaceutical updates, consistent with the Section 232 action on pharmaceutical products. CBP points filers to CSMS 70054007 for the full scope of those pharmaceutical provisions. Importers of pharmaceutical products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and related goods should cross-reference that earlier message to confirm which HTS subheadings now carry Section 232 duties and at what rates, and then verify that their entry summaries reflect the correct additional duty.

Pork assessment rate corrections

HSU 2625 corrects assessment reduction rates for live porcine animals and pork products that are collected under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order (the federal pork checkoff program). Importers of live swine or pork products who have been filing under the prior rates should review recent entries. If the corrected rates are lower, a protest or post-summary correction may be warranted to recover any over-collection. If the corrected rates are higher, ensure that upcoming entries use the revised figures to avoid underpayment.

CPSC PGA HTS flagging updates

The update also modifies PGA HTS flags for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. These flags determine whether ACE automatically generates a CPSC data-filing requirement at entry. Filers whose goods fall on newly flagged HTS lines will need to submit CPSC admissibility data going forward. Conversely, if a line was deflagged, a CPSC message set that was previously required may no longer be needed. Confirm with your ACE software provider that the updated PGA flags are active in your system.

What importers, brokers, and compliance teams should do

• Update your ABI/ACE trade-management system with HSU 2625 immediately, and verify that all 57 tariff records and 304 ABI records loaded without error.
• Review CSMS 70054007 in full to identify every HTS subheading affected by the Section 232 pharmaceutical additions, and audit open or recently filed pharmaceutical entries for correct duty treatment.
• For live porcine animals and pork products, compare the corrected assessment reduction rates to rates used on recent entries and determine whether a post-summary correction or protest is appropriate.
• Check whether any of your regularly imported products fall on newly CPSC-flagged HTS lines, and confirm that your ACE filing process now includes the required CPSC PGA data set.

Key references

• CSMS 70220191: Harmonized System Update 2625 - CBP notice announcing HSU 2625, covering Section 232 pharmaceutical records, pork assessment corrections, and CPSC PGA flagging updates.
• CBP CSMS Landing Page - Search for CSMS 70054007 for the full Section 232 pharmaceutical background referenced in HSU 2625.
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (USITC) - Official HTS lookup for confirming subheading classifications and duty rates after HSU 2625 is applied.