CBP forms

This glossary covers CBP forms terms used by importers, customs brokers and trade-compliance teams.

CBP Form 3461

CBP Form 3461, Entry/Immediate Delivery: the release request asking CBP to release imported cargo from custody before the entry summary; now transmitted electronically as ACE Cargo Release data. Full guide: CBP Form 3461: Entry/Immediate Delivery Explained for Brokers.

CBP Form 28

CBP Form 28, Request for Information: CBP's written request to an importer or its broker for documents or facts needed to appraise or classify entered goods; not an audit or penalty notice. Full guide: CBP Form 28: Request for Information Explained for Importers.

CBP Form 29

CBP Form 29, Notice of Action: CBP's notice that it proposes or has taken action on an entry (rate advance, reclassification, value change); not a bill, penalty notice or protest decision. Full guide: CBP Form 29: Notice of Action Explained for Importers.

CBP Form 19

CBP Form 19, Protest: the form, on paper or through the ACE Protest module, for contesting a CBP decision under 19 U.S.C. 1514 (liquidation, classification, value, rate); not a PSC. Full guide: CBP Form 19: Protest Rules, Deadlines, and ACE Filing.

CBP Form 5106

CBP Form 5106, Create/Update Importer Identity Form: registers or updates an importer of record or ultimate consignee identity (EIN, SSN or CBP-assigned number) in ACE under 19 CFR 24.5; not an IRS form. Full guide: CBP Form 5106: Create/Update Importer Identity Form Explained.

CBP Form 301

CBP Form 301, Customs Bond: the surety bond, single transaction or continuous, securing duties, taxes, fees and compliance obligations to CBP under 19 CFR part 113; not a freight bond. Full guide: CBP Form 301: Customs Bond Rules for Importers and Brokers.

CBP Form 7512

CBP Form 7512, Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit: the in-bond application for moving unentered goods under bond (IT, T&E, IE); now electronic. Full guide: CBP Form 7512: In-Bond Transportation Entry Explained.

CBP Form 214

CBP Form 214, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation: admits merchandise into an FTZ and elects zone status (privileged foreign, nonprivileged foreign, domestic, zone-restricted); not an FTZ Board filing. Full guide: CBP Form 214: FTZ Admission and Zone Status Designation.

CBP Form 216

CBP Form 216, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit: requests CBP approval to manipulate, manufacture, exhibit or destroy merchandise inside a foreign-trade zone; not the admission form. Full guide: CBP Form 216: FTZ Activity Permit Rules for Operators.

CBP Form 7551

CBP Form 7551, Drawback Entry: the paper drawback claim; abolished with TFTEA drawback, claims are now filed electronically in ACE under 19 CFR part 190; not an overpayment refund request. Full guide: CBP Form 7551: Drawback Entry, Now Filed in ACE.

CBP Form 7552

CBP Form 7552, Delivery Certificate for Purposes of Drawback: the former certificate for transfers of merchandise between parties for drawback; abolished under TFTEA, replaced by 19 CFR 190.10 transfer records. Full guide: CBP Form 7552: Delivery Certificate Replaced by Transfer Records.

CBP Form 7553

CBP Form 7553, Notice of Intent to Export, Destroy or Return Merchandise for Purposes of Drawback: the notice letting CBP examine goods before export or destruction for a drawback claim. Full guide: CBP Form 7553: Notice of Intent to Export or Destroy for Drawback.

CBP Form 3311

CBP Form 3311, Declaration for Free Entry of Returned American Products: the declaration for duty-free return of U.S.-origin goods under HTSUS 9801.00.10 (19 CFR 10.1); not a 9802 repair declaration. Full guide: CBP Form 3311: Free Entry of Returned American Products.

CBP Form 3299

CBP Form 3299, Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles: the declaration for personal and household effects arriving separately from the traveler (resident, immigrant or nonresident); not a commercial entry. Full guide: CBP Form 3299: Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles Explained.

CBP Form 4455

CBP Form 4455, Certificate of Registration: registers identifiable goods (serials, marks) with CBP before export for duty-free return under Chapter 98 (9801, 9802 repairs); not an ATA carnet. Full guide: CBP Form 4455: Certificate of Registration for Goods Exported.

CBP Form 7523

CBP Form 7523, Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier's Certificate and Release: paper entry for low-value duty-free goods; also a carrier release and small-vehicle inward manifest. Full guide: CBP Form 7523: Free Entry of Low-Value Duty-Free Goods.

CBP Form 4647

CBP Form 4647, Notice to Mark and/or Redeliver: CBP's notice that articles or containers are not marked with country of origin, ordering marking, redelivery, export or destruction (19 CFR 134.51). Full guide: CBP Form 4647: Notice to Mark and/or Redeliver Explained.

CBP Form 5955A

CBP Form 5955A, Notice of Penalty or Liquidated Damages Incurred and Demand for Payment: the FP&F notice claiming a penalty or bond liquidated damages; not a duty bill. Full guide: CBP Form 5955A: Penalty and Liquidated Damages Notices.

CBP Form 6084

CBP Form 6084, CBP's bill form: the mailed bill for money owed to CBP (supplemental duties, taxes, fees, interest after liquidation or a rejected payment); not a penalty notice. Full guide: CBP Form 6084: CBP's Bill for Money Owed After Liquidation.

CBP Form 400

CBP Form 400, ACH Debit Application: enrolls a payer (importer or broker) in CBP's Automated Clearinghouse debit program to pay duties, taxes, fees and bills electronically; not a broker license. Full guide: CBP Form 400: ACH Debit Application for Duty Payments.

CBP Form 3124

CBP Form 3124, Application for Customs Broker License: the application an individual, partnership, association or corporation files with CBP under 19 CFR part 111 to obtain a customs broker license; not the broker examination registration. Full guide: CBP Form 3124: Application for Customs Broker License.

FinCEN 105

FinCEN Form 105, Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments (CMIR): the report filed with CBP when currency or monetary instruments above the reporting threshold are carried, shipped or mailed into or out of the United States; not a customs entry form. Full guide: FinCEN 105: Currency and Monetary Instrument Reports (CMIR).

CBP Form 7501

CBP Form 7501, Entry Summary: the declaration of classification, value, origin, duties, taxes and fees for an entry, filed in ACE within 10 working days of release (or with the entry); the document every bill, refund and audit traces back to. Not the 3461 release request. Full guide: CBP Form 7501: Entry Summary Rules for Importers and Brokers.

CBP Form 5291

CBP Form 5291, Power of Attorney: the optional CBP format for the written authority an importer gives a licensed customs broker (or an employee) to transact customs business in its name. Not a general corporate POA. Full guide: CBP Form 5291: Power of Attorney Rules for Brokers.

CBP Form 3347

CBP Form 3347, Declaration of Owner for Merchandise Obtained Otherwise Than in Pursuance of a Purchase, and its companion 3347A, Declaration of Consignee When Entry Is Made by an Agent: the owner's and consignee's declarations that transfer or confirm liability for duties on an entry. Not the 5106 identity form. Full guide: CBP Form 3347: Declaration of Owner and Duty Liability.

CBP Form 3499

CBP Form 3499, Application and Approval to Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods: the permit request for handling merchandise still under CBP custody (bonded warehouse, container station, or before release). Not an FTZ activity permit (that is CBP Form 216). Full guide: CBP Form 3499: Permit to Manipulate, Examine, or Sample.

CBP Form 3495

CBP Form 3495, Application for Exportation of Articles Under Special Bond: the notice an importer files before exporting goods admitted under a temporary importation bond, so CBP can supervise or waive supervision of the export and the bond can be cancelled. Not a drawback notice (that is CBP Form 7553). Full guide: CBP Form 3495: Exporting Goods Under a Temporary Import Bond.

CBP Form 3173

CBP Form 3173, Application for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation: the request to extend the one-year TIB period, in one-year increments up to three years total, filed before the current period expires. Not a bond rider (that is CBP Form 301). Full guide: CBP Form 3173: Extending a Temporary Importation Bond.

CBP Form 300

CBP Form 300, Bonded Warehouse Proprietor's Submission: the proprietor's annual inventory reconciliation submission for a bonded warehouse, the record CBP uses to check the warehouse's books against its physical inventory. Not the FTZ annual report and not a narrative compliance report. Full guide: CBP Form 300: Bonded Warehouse Proprietor's Annual Submission.

CBP Form 7533

CBP Form 7533, Inward Cargo Manifest for Vessel Under Five Tons, Ferry, Train, Car, Vehicle, etc.: the arrival manifest for cargo arriving by truck, rail or small vessel at the land border. Not an in-bond entry (that is CBP Form 7512) and not the vessel manifest (CBP Form 1302) or the air manifest (CBP Form 7509). Full guide: CBP Form 7533: Inward Cargo Manifest at the Land Border.

CBP Form 7509

CBP Form 7509, Air Cargo Manifest: the carrier's declaration of cargo on an arriving aircraft, now filed electronically through ACE air manifest with the paper form as the fallback. Not the general declaration (CBP Form 7507). Full guide: CBP Form 7509: Air Cargo Manifest Rules for Carriers.

CBP Form 1302

CBP Form 1302, Inward Cargo Declaration: the vessel cargo manifest the master files on arrival, listing every bill of lading, filed electronically through ACE ocean manifest with the form as the paper fallback. Not the vessel entrance statement (CBP Form 1300). Full guide: CBP Form 1302: Inward Cargo Declaration for Vessel Arrivals.

CBP Form 3171

CBP Form 3171, Application-Permit-Special License Unlading-Lading-Overtime Services: the carrier or agent request for permission to unlade or lade and for CBP services outside regular hours, with the reimbursable overtime it triggers. Not a cargo manifest. Full guide: CBP Form 3171: Application for Unlading, Lading, Overtime.

CBP Form 6043

CBP Form 6043, Delivery Ticket: the document that records delivery of merchandise into a bonded warehouse or a container freight station under CBP supervision, the custody record the warehouse proprietor keeps. Not the cargo release itself (that is the 3461 or the ACE release message) and not a general delivery order. Full guide: CBP Form 6043: Delivery Ticket Rules for Bonded Warehouses.

CBP Form 368

CBP Form 368, Collection Receipt: CBP's receipt for a payment made at a port (duties, fees, penalties, bonds), the proof of payment an importer keeps for a protest, a refund request or an audit. Not a bill (that is CBP Form 6084).

CBP Form 4457

CBP Form 4457, Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken Abroad: the pre-departure registration of serial-numbered personal items (laptops, cameras) so they re-enter duty-free as previously exported personal effects. Not the commercial registration (that is CBP Form 4455).

CBP Form 434

CBP Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin: the retired certificate under NAFTA, replaced on July 1, 2020 by the USMCA certification of origin, which has no prescribed form and may be any document carrying the nine data elements. Searched for still; the article says what replaced it and what a claim needs today.

CBP Form 6051D

CBP Form 6051D, Custody Receipt for Seized Property and Evidence: CBP's receipt describing property it has seized, the first document an importer sees in a seizure case and the one the notice of seizure and the petition refer to. Not a detention notice.