Customs City Global Solutions Inc.

Name: Customs City Global Solutions Inc.
Address: 1315 Pickering Pkwy Suite 300, Pickering, ON, L1V7G5, CA
Telephone: +18887248914

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Customs City Global Solutions Inc.

The Customs City platform allows international trade participants to connect with CBP & CBSA.

10/16/2026

In customs, the rules never stand still.

Tariffs shift overnight. New guidance lands on a Friday afternoon. A deadline that felt far away is suddenly tomorrow.

For customs brokers, freight forwarders, and importers, staying compliant isn’t something you do once. It’s something you do every day, on every filing.

That’s why the tools you rely on matter. You need a platform that keeps up with the changes and a team that understands the work behind every entry, not just the software.

At CustomsCity, that’s what we’re here for: helping you file across the U.S. and Canada with confidence, with support available 24/7 whenever questions come up.

The rules will keep changing. Your compliance doesn’t have to keep you up at night. 🌙

Let’s talk about how CustomsCity can support your team. 👇
https://zurl.co/XsUD6

10/15/2026

CBP extends the Entry Type 13 mandatory date to January 20, 2027

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has pushed back the compliance date for the new informal entry procedures for international mail. The new mandatory date is January 20, 2027. The original date was October 22, 2026.

What this means for filers:

🔹 Starting January 20, 2027, CBP will require Entry Type 13 for the informal entry of international postal shipments that are subject to Section 201, 232 or 301 duties, or that fall under a Partner Government Agency’s (PGA) jurisdiction.
🔹 International mail entry procedures do not change before that date.
🔹 Shipments that can’t use Entry Type 13 will need a formal entry.
🔹 The de minimis exemption for international mail stays suspended.

Looking ahead: CBP’s October 8 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Low-Value Shipments,” would extend these new entry and data requirements to all international mail packages, except letters and flats. The agency’s stated goal is to put mail on equal footing with informal entry in every other cargo mode.

💡 Our recommendation: use the extra time. Entry Type 13 is already available, so brokers and importers can test their data and processes now instead of waiting until January.

Need help getting ready for Entry Type 13? Our team is available 24/7.

10/14/2026

Before a cross-border load is dispatched, your team should be able to answer five questions. If any of them gets a “not sure,” that’s where the border delay starts.

1️⃣ Is the freight entering the US or Canada? (ACE for CBP, ACI for CBSA)
2️⃣ Which mode is moving it: truck, air, ocean, rail, or a warehouse transfer?
3️⃣ Who is responsible for which data: carrier, cargo, house bill, entry, or release?
4️⃣ Does the agency need a portal, an EDI connection, or a certified software provider?
5️⃣ What acceptance, rejection, or notice should the team watch for before the driver arrives?

When all five are confirmed before the truck leaves, crossing the border stops being guesswork.

Our guide walks through each one, plus the workflow to build around them:
📖 https://zurl.co/EkvJn

10/13/2026

Your eManifest isn’t filed at the border. It’s filed before the truck ever moves. 🚛

For US-Canada carriers, that’s where most crossing problems actually start: a trailer number typo, a missing consignee detail, a filing that lands right at the deadline with no room to fix a rejection.

Our new guide breaks down what CBP and CBSA really require:

✅ ACE vs. ACI: two different agencies, two different workflows, not one generic form
⏱️ The deadlines worth memorizing: 1 hour before arrival into the US (30 minutes for FAST), 1 hour into Canada
⚠️ What happens when a filing is late or wrong, including CBSA’s AMPS penalties
🔄 A 6-step workflow to catch errors before the driver reaches the port

The takeaway: those deadlines are ceilings, not targets. File early and leave yourself margin.

📖 Read the full guide: https://zurl.co/EowSO

10/12/2026

Happy Thanksgiving to our clients, partners, and friends across Canada! 🍁

Today is a day to slow down, gather around the table, and give thanks for the people who make the year meaningful. For us, that includes all of you: the brokers, forwarders, and importers who keep cross-border trade moving every single day.

Thank you for your trust and partnership. We’re truly grateful to work alongside you.

And if anything comes up while you celebrate, our support team is here 24/7, holidays included.

Warm wishes to you and your loved ones this Thanksgiving!

10/09/2026

Every customs team has that moment.

A client calls about an entry. The person who filed it is out today. And suddenly the question isn’t “what’s the status?” but “where did they save the invoice?”

The entry itself is in the system. The documents behind it are in someone’s email, a desktop folder, or a shared drive with a naming system only one person understands.

That’s not a people problem. It’s a process problem, and it’s one compliance teams can’t afford.

With the Document Pouch in CustomsCity ABI, the documents related to each entry are stored with the entry itself. Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, arrival notice: all in one place, where anyone on your team can find them.

Someone’s on vacation? A new hire is picking up accounts? A shift changes mid-shipment? The file doesn’t leave with the person. It stays with the entry.

That’s how good compliance should work: built so it doesn’t depend on one person remembering where they saved something.

📅 Book a demo and see how the Document Pouch keeps your whole team on the same page https://zurl.co/6nxNJ

10/08/2026

When CBP asks for the paperwork behind an entry, how fast can your team find it?

For a lot of brokers, the answer depends on where things were saved. An invoice in someone’s inbox. A packing list in a shared drive. A bill of lading that came in as an attachment three weeks ago.

The entry was filed correctly. Proving it shouldn’t be a scavenger hunt.

That’s why ABI in CustomsCity includes a Document Pouch: a place to keep the documents related to each entry together with the entry itself. Commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, and the rest of the file, stored where your team already works.

So when a question comes up, from CBP, from your client, or from your own team, the answer is right there.

Filing right is half of compliance. Being able to show your work is the other half.

Book a demo: https://zurl.co/uY7mi

10/07/2026

⏰ October 22 is 15 days away. Is your mail filing ready?

On October 22, CBP closes the postal informal entry process to a big chunk of mail shipments:

🔹 Merchandise claiming duty-free treatment under HTSUS Chapter 98
🔹 Merchandise subject to Chapter 98 or 99 duties (yes, that includes most additional tariffs)
🔹 Merchandise claiming FTA duty-free treatment
🔹 Merchandise subject to Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements

From that day on, these shipments must be filed as Entry Type 13 or as a formal entry.

The good news? Entry Type 13 is already live in ACE. It’s CBP’s electronic informal entry for mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less, and with CustomsCity you file it right next to your ABI entries:

✅ The same platform you already use
✅ No spreadsheets
✅ No separate process to manage

Don’t let the deadline catch you off guard. Get set up with Entry Type 13 on CustomsCity today. 📬

10/06/2026

CAPE Phase 3 goes live in ACE today, opening IEEPA refund declarations for finally liquidated entries, but only for some importers.

Who can file (all three must apply):
✅ Importer of record and plaintiff in an IEEPA refund case at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT)
✅ The court has ordered reliquidation of your entries
✅ Valid IOR number submitted to CBP by July 30, 2026

Plaintiffs who submitted after July 30 will get separate instructions from CBP. Non-plaintiffs: Phase 3 doesn't open anything new for your finally liquidated entries.

Before you file:
🔹 Confirm your entries are covered by the reliquidation order
🔹 Have your ACH refund details on file in the ACE Portal
🔹 Remember refunds aren't automatic. A CAPE Declaration must be filed and pass CBP validation.

10/05/2026

CAPE Phase 3 goes live tomorrow, October 6, 2026. Here's what it does and doesn't cover.

For the first time, CBP's CAPE refund process will reach finally liquidated entries, meaning entries already past the window for reliquidation. But access is narrow.

✅ Who can file starting October 6:
Importers who are plaintiffs at the Court of International Trade, whose entries the court has ordered CBP to reliquidate, and who submitted a valid importer of record number to CBP by July 30, 2026.

⏳ Submitted your IOR number after July 30?
CBP says additional instructions are coming. No date yet.

❌ Not a plaintiff?
Phase 3 doesn't apply to you. Your finally liquidated entries are in the same position on October 6 as they were on October 5. The government's appeal on refunds for non-plaintiffs is still pending at the Federal Circuit.

What to do now:
🔹 Sort your IEEPA entries: unliquidated, liquidated within the last 80 days, or liquidated more than 80 days ago
🔹 File Phase 1 CAPE declarations on eligible entries before they age out of the 80-day window
🔹 If you have finally liquidated entries, talk to your trade counsel about your options
🔹 Watch for CBP CSMS messages and guidance from your counsel on Phase 3 filing details

Phase 3 covers roughly $11.4 billion in IEEPA duties, about 6.9% of all IEEPA tariffs collected. For many importers, the most urgent money is still in Phase 1.

Address

1315 Pickering Pkwy Suite 300
Pickering, ON
L1V7G5

Telephone

+18887248914

Website

https://customscity.com/

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