Duty-free entry for shipments valued under $800, per 19 USC 1321. Type 86 electronic filing through CBP ACE with full PGA screening on every package. Built for e-commerce fulfillment centers, postal operators, and express consignment carriers processing thousands of individual consumer shipments every day. Edge compute ensures sub-second processing at any volume.
US law exempts shipments valued at $800 or less from formal customs entry requirements and duty collection. The threshold was raised from $200 to $800 by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA). This provision enables the modern cross-border e-commerce model where individual consumer packages enter duty-free while still receiving CBP oversight through electronic data submission.
Type 86 is the electronic entry type CBP created specifically for high-volume de minimis shipments. Unlike informal entries, Type 86 requires 10-digit HTS classification and PGA screening data, giving CBP the targeting information it needs without requiring formal entry summary (7501) filing or duty payment. This is how platforms like Temu, Shein, and Amazon move millions of packages through US customs daily.
Send your shipment data via API or upload a manifest file. Each entry needs: product description, declared value (USD), country of origin, shipper/consignee details, and tracking number. For high-volume integrations, we accept batch manifests with thousands of entries in a single payload.
Each shipment is checked against Section 321 eligibility rules. Products subject to antidumping/countervailing duties, Section 301 exclusions, or IEEPA restrictions may not qualify even under $800. Simultaneously, all 16 PGA agencies are screened — FDA food items still need prior notice, CPSC-regulated goods still need compliance, regardless of value.
Qualifying shipments are filed as Type 86 entries through CBP ACE. Each entry includes the 10-digit HTS code, PGA screening results, and shipper/consignee data that CBP requires for targeting. The filing happens at edge speed — entries are transmitted within seconds of manifest submission.
CBP processes the Type 86 entry and releases the shipment, typically within minutes. You receive a release confirmation with the entry number, CBP status, and any PGA holds that require attention. Unified tracking follows the package from border release to final delivery.
Eligibility determination and PGA screening run at the edge on Cloudflare Workers — sub-50ms response times. The filing pipeline streams entries to CBP ACE as fast as they clear screening. No batch delays, no queue backlogs.
Not everything under $800 qualifies for Section 321. Products with AD/CVD orders, goods from sanctioned entities (OFAC SDN list), certain textiles, and items subject to absolute quotas are automatically flagged and routed to formal entry instead of de minimis.
Built for e-commerce fulfillment centers and postal operators processing thousands of individual shipments daily. The architecture scales horizontally — whether you send 100 or 100,000 entries per day, throughput is consistent.
Type 86 entries filed before cargo arrival are pre-cleared. When the truck or aircraft arrives at the port, CBP has already processed the manifest. Your packages move from customs to the delivery network without sitting in a bonded facility.
De minimis does not mean no compliance. FDA prior notice is still required for food items. CPSC still applies to consumer products. APHIS still screens for agricultural risk. Our engine handles every PGA requirement regardless of the entry type or value threshold.
CBP can aggregate shipments from the same shipper to the same consignee on the same day when assessing the $800 threshold. Our system tracks aggregation risk and warns you when multiple shipments to the same recipient may breach the de minimis limit.
Connect your fulfillment system to our Section 321 pipeline. Process thousands of de minimis entries per day with full PGA compliance and same-day release.
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