Notice2022-26940
Customs Broker Permit User Fee Payment for 2023
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Published
December 16, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
This document provides notice to customs brokers that the annual user fee that is assessed for each permit held by a broker, whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, is due no later than February 24, 2023. The annual user fee reflects the changes made by two final rules, published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2022, and effective December 19, 2022, that eliminate broker districts and district permits, and transition all customs brokers to a single national permit. Pursuant to fee adjustments required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST ACT) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations, the annual user fee payable for calendar year 2023 will be $163.71.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 77132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26940]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Customs Broker Permit User Fee Payment for 2023
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice to customs brokers that the
annual user fee that is assessed for each permit held by a broker,
whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or
corporation, is due no later than February 24, 2023. The annual user
fee reflects the changes made by two final rules, published in the
Federal Register on October 18, 2022, and effective December 19, 2022,
that eliminate broker districts and district permits, and transition
all customs brokers to a single national permit. Pursuant to fee
adjustments required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
(FAST ACT) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations,
the annual user fee payable for calendar year 2023 will be $163.71.
DATES: Payment of the 2023 Customs Broker Permit User Fee is due no
later than February 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melba Hubbard, Chief, Broker
Management Branch, Office of Trade, (202) 325-6986, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8959d949a99d6908d9a9a998a9cb89b9a88d69c908bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb868e87898ac5839e89898a998fab88899bc58f8398c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to section 111.96 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR 111.96(c)), U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) assesses an annual user fee for each customs broker permit held
by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation. CBP
regulations provide that this fee is payable each calendar year for a
national permit held by a broker and must be paid by the due date
published annually in the Federal Register. See 19 CFR 24.22(h) and
(i)(9); 19 CFR 111.96(c).
On October 18, 2022, CBP published two concurrent final rules in
the Federal Register (87 FR 63262 and 87 FR 63267) modernizing the
customs broker regulations in parts 24 and 111 of title 19 of the CFR.
These two final rules eliminate broker districts and district permits,
as well as the permit user fees for district permits. CBP is in the
process of transitioning all district permit holders to a national
permit. In accordance with the effective date of these two final rules
on December 19, 2022, all permit holders will hold one national permit
only and must pay annual user fees for one national permit only.
Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the CFR (19 CFR 24.22 and
24.23) provide for and describe the procedures that implement the
requirements of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST
Act) (Pub. L. 114-94, December 4, 2015). Section 32201 of the FAST Act
amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to adjust certain customs COBRA user fees and corresponding
limitations to reflect certain increases in inflation. Paragraph (k) in
section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the methodology to adjust
fees for inflation, and to determine the change in inflation as well as
the factor by which the fees and limitations will be adjusted, if
necessary. The customs broker permit user fee is set forth in appendix
A of part 24, which lists fees and limitations subject to the
adjustment. (19 CFR 24.22 appendix A.) On August 1, 2022, CBP published
a Federal Register notice, CBP Dec. 22-17, which among other things,
announced that the annual customs broker permit user fee would increase
to $163.71 for calendar year 2023. See 87 FR 46973.
As required by 19 CFR 111.96 and 24.22, CBP must provide notice in
the Federal Register no later than 60 days before the date that the
payment is due for each broker permit. This document notifies customs
brokers that for calendar year 2023, the due date for payment of the
user fee is February 24, 2023.
Dated: December 5, 2022.
AnnMarie R. Highsmith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2022-26940 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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