U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is providing updated guidance to CSMS #68096516, CSMS #68180454, and CSMS #68370692. This guidance serves as notice that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved an extension of the waiver, dated March 17, 2026, at the request of the Department of War (DOW). The waiver will be extended for a period of 90-days commencing on May 18, 2026 at 12 a.m. Thus, CBP has determined that to be compliant with the extended waiver, any covered product must be loaded onboard the relevant vessel before the deadline expires at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, August 16, 2026. With notice of this extension, CBP is also providing an updated list of potentially covered products (attached) as of April 24, 2026.
CBP is adding an additional data element to initial request to jonesact@cbp.dhs.gov which is a Pdf copy of the CBP Form 1302.
Therefore, any member of the trade community who intends to conduct transportation of commodities listed in the attachment on a foreign-flag vessel, authorized by and within the parameters of the March 17, 2026 waiver, notify CBP at jonesact@cbp.dhs.gov with the following information of any such transportation:
Vessel name (including IMO number and flag)
Commodity and relevant Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Code
Carrier
Ports and dates of departure and arrival (include CBP port code)
Pdf copy of the CBP Form 1302
Original CSMS Messages #68096516, #68180454, and #68370692 listed below. Read More→
