U.S. Customs: Without electronic data submitted in advance, such packages are prohibited from entry

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It is reported that after nearly 18 months, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a final rule to guide the U.S. Postal Service on how to handle international inbound package shipments, requiring the shipment to transmit electronic data before arrival to ensure that the package does not contain opioids. or other contraband.

CBP's action on Monday finalizes steps the Postal Service has already begun taking to stem the flow of opioids into the United States from foreign mailing sites. Pursuant to the Omnibus Trafficking and Overdose Protection (STOP) Act enacted in October 2018, the Postal Service is required to refuse all international shipments if the attached documents have not been electronically transmitted in advance by a foreign postal agency so that the Postal Service can forward the information to the United States Customs and Border Protection.

The Postal Service, which receives international inbound packages and delivers them to U.S. destinations, has informed foreign postal services that, effective March 15, it will reject all inbound packages if electronic documentation is not sent in advance.

The STOP Act originally required CBP to issue clear guidance to the Postal Service by October 2019. This deadline was extended to January 1, 2021. However, by early December, it became clear that CBP would not be able to meet the year-end deadline, and the 2019 Coronavirus Mitigation Act signed by former U.S. President Trump at the end of December authorized an extension to March 15. Congress also made it clear at the time that there would be no further extension.

Kate Muth, executive director of the International Mail Advisory Group, which primarily represents shippers and shippers of outbound U.S. mail, said China Post is considered one of the companies most compliant with the directive. U.S. lawmakers targeted China Post because three-quarters of all incoming U.S. packages originate from China and U.S. officials believe China is a major source of the opioid fentanyl shipped through package consignments. She said it may be impossible for any country to achieve 100% compliance.

Muth said CBP's interim final rule gives the Postal Service some enforcement latitude over the next 12 months as long as the Postal Service enforces the regulations in good faith.