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CBP Tightens Import Filing Rules as Parcel Costs Hit Record Levels

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is accelerating filing deadlines for low-value imports and revising postal handling procedures. The regulatory shift aims to strengthen trade compliance while acknowledging potential operational strain on the Postal Service and rising shipping expenses. The timing coincides with parcel carriers implementing substantial surcharge structures that have driven per-package costs to record highs. Truckload rates remain at four-year highs, with less-than-truckload pricing exceeding 80 percent above baseline levels. Peak-season capacity constraints continue to pressure freight markets across air and ground segments. CBP indicated that enhanced compliance measures would outweigh near-term cost increases and capacity challenges facing carriers and postal operations.