The COVID Project
Context, not an orderThis record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.
The record
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (federal agency, Department of Homeland Security); all ports of entry
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 19 U.S.C. 1505; 19 C.F.R. part 24
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20
- End
- 2020-03-26 (CBP stopped accepting requests; see CSMS #42161666 and #42179313) (read as 2020-03-26)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to Mar. 26, 2020
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- importers of record
- customs brokers
- sureties
- Functions reached
- CB importers' cash flow
- OP customs brokers' entry and payment processing
- SC imported goods release
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS
Operative words
Due to the severity of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will approve on a case by case basis additional days for payment of estimated duties, taxes and fees due to this emergency. Please note we are working on a future message that will provide further information.
Enforcement
19 U.S.C. 1505(c) interest and 19 C.F.R. 24.3a as relaxed
Notes
Wages paid after March 12, 2020 are in the 2020 Q2 claim; this notice opens the Q2 customs record.
Retrieval noteCBP's GovDelivery archive page read in full (bulletin sent 03/20/2020 04:50 PM EDT). Cite the message as evidence of the operating regime). in_force_quarters is per instrument (brief, sec.