# Mailroll: Your own order and shipping records, organized parcel by parcel, so your filer can meet the 7th-of-the-month deadline.

> Since 24 July 2026, goods mailed to the US no longer get the $800 de minimis exemption. Parcels of $2,500 or less can use a postal informal entry: a monthly worksheet with a 10-digit HTSUS code, origin, value and duty for every item, paid by the 7th of the next month. Mailroll organizes your own order and shipping records into a parcel-by-parcel register with suggested codes, so you or your licensed broker can prepare and file on time.

- Page: https://rotomal.com/us-postal-entry/
- Category: Customs and trade documents
- Language: en
- Billing: subscription
- From: $29 per month
- Request (free, no card): https://rotomal.com/us-postal-entry/request/

- One row per US parcel from your own records: items, description, country of origin, suggested 10-digit HTSUS codes, value, estimated duty, tracking number, and arrival port and date where your tracking shows them. Your filer checks it and prepares the worksheet.
- Suggested 10-digit HTSUS codes for your catalog, with a written reason per product for your filer to accept or change, kept current as you add products.
- A monthly flag list of products that may need Entry Type 13 or formal entry from 20 January 2027: goods with Section 201, 232 or 301 duties or Partner Government Agency rules.

## The $800 exemption for mail is gone, and the paperwork moved to you

For years a small shop in Europe, Asia or Canada could post a $40 order to a US customer and nobody filed anything. A July 2025 executive order suspended de minimis for most goods and set up an interim process in which carriers or qualified parties paid duties on postal parcels; CBP says every qualified party that filed used the ad valorem method, a percentage of value. A CBP rule then made the suspension for mail indefinite and replaced the interim process on 24 July 2026.

Now only the owner or purchaser of the goods, or a licensed customs broker they designate, can make entry. The filer needs a customs bond, emails CBP a spreadsheet of every parcel that arrived in the month, and pays through Pay.gov by the 7th of the next month. Late payment draws interest.

The filing is short; building it is not. Every item needs a 10-digit code, origin, value and duty, matched to the foreign post's tracking number. At a few hundred US parcels a month, nobody wants to build that by hand on the 6th.

- A CBP interim final rule published 24 June 2026 indefinitely suspends the $800 de minimis exemption for goods arriving by international mail and creates a postal informal entry for mail shipments of $2,500 or less; it took effect on 24 July 2026 (Federal Register, 24 June 2026). (source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/html/2026-12669.htm)
- CBP's guidance of 6 July 2026 limits filing to the owner or purchaser, or a licensed customs broker they designate; requires a basic importation and entry bond on file in ACE eBond; and sets the 7th day of the month after arrival as the deadline for both the worksheet email and the Pay.gov payment. (source: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSCBP/2026/07/08/file_attachments/3708650/Updated%20Global%20Guidance%20for%20International%20Mail-7.7.26.pdf)
- On 14 October 2026 CBP moved the mandatory date for its new mail entry rules from 22 October 2026 to 20 January 2027; from then, postal shipments subject to Section 201, 232 or 301 duties or to Partner Government Agency jurisdiction must be filed electronically as Entry Type 13 or go through formal entry. (source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/42f29b6)
- The same rule says that under the interim process the qualified parties that filed monthly worksheets all paid by the ad valorem method, and that non-broker qualified parties may not file under the new process. (source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/html/2026-12669.htm)

## How it works

1. **Eligibility check.** Send up to 20 products. Within two business days we flag which look eligible for the postal informal entry and which may need Entry Type 13 or formal entry from 20 January 2027, for your broker to confirm.
2. **Catalog pass.** We suggest 10-digit HTSUS codes for your catalog, with country of origin from your records and a plain description per product, and send it for your review. This takes up to 5 business days.
3. **Monthly parcel register.** After month end you send your order and shipping exports. Within 2 business days, and by the 3rd if they arrive by the 1st, we return your parcel-by-parcel register with estimated duty totals.
4. **You or your broker file.** You, as owner or purchaser, or your licensed broker decide what to declare, prepare the worksheet, email it to CBP and pay through Pay.gov by the 7th.

## Features

- **Parcel-by-parcel register.** Every US-bound parcel of the month with its items, suggested codes, origin, value and estimated duty, plus carrier and tracking number from your shipping records. Excel and CSV.
- **Suggested 10-digit HTSUS codes.** Each product gets suggested 10-digit codes and a short written reason your filer can check, accept or change. New products get codes within two business days of being added.
- **Duty estimates you can check.** Estimated duty per item from the HTSUS rate for its suggested code, totalled per parcel and for the month, with the rate source shown, for cash planning and for your filer to verify. Specific-rate goods get the quantity or weight column filled.
- **Entry Type 13 and formal entry flags.** Products that carry Chapter 99 duties or agency requirements are listed separately each month, with the reason, so your broker can route them before 20 January 2027.
- **Deadline reminders.** Reminders on the 1st and the 5th of each month for the 7th-of-the-month worksheet and payment deadline. Late payment draws interest under CBP rules.
- **Readiness checklist.** What the filer needs before the first month: right to make entry, a bond in ACE eBond, Pay.gov access to the International Mail Duty worksheet, and the CBP addresses to use.

## Who it's for

- **Small shops outside the US.** You sell handmade, fashion, beauty or hobby goods to US customers and post them. You get the monthly data your filer needs without building it by hand.
- **Sellers whose old postal route stopped.** Your postal operator or a qualified party handled US duties under the interim process. You get the data a licensed broker will ask for when you move to one.
- **Customs brokers with small postal clients.** A broker may file one monthly worksheet for all its clients. You get clean, per-client registers instead of raw order exports, and you stay the one who prepares and files.
- **Marketplace and platform sellers.** You sell on Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce or eBay. We work from the order exports those platforms already give you.

## Works with

Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy and eBay order exports, Postal and shipping-app exports with tracking numbers, Your broker's own template, if it has one, Excel and CSV, Google Sheets, HTSUS from the US International Trade Commission, ICS calendar file for monthly deadlines

## Pricing

Monthly prices, cancel any time. Every plan starts with the eligibility check on 20 products and includes the first catalog pass. We organize your own records; we do not prepare or file entries or worksheets, hold bonds, pay duties or log in to Pay.gov or ACE. The owner or purchaser of the goods, or a licensed customs broker, prepares and files the worksheet. HTSUS codes are suggestions with written reasons and duty figures are estimates; the filer decides and stays responsible for what is declared. Not legal advice. Founding customer pricing applies to early-access accounts.

| Plan | Price | Includes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $29 per month | Catalog pass with suggested 10-digit HTSUS codes; Monthly parcel-by-parcel register; Estimated duty per parcel and month; Entry Type 13 and formal entry flags; Deadline reminders |
| Growth | $79 per month | Everything in Starter; Codes for new products within 2 business days; Several shops or order sources merged; Register split by filer if you use more than one; Email help with your broker's questions |
| Scale | $199 per month | Everything in Growth; Mid-month draft register for cash planning; Separate registers per brand or client for brokers; Quarterly catalog re-check against HTSUS changes; Priority turnaround: 1 business day after your exports arrive |

## Compared with the alternatives

- **Doing it yourself.** Possible if you are the owner or purchaser and set up a bond and Pay.gov access yourself. CBP publishes the data elements and the HTSUS is free online. It suits a seller with a short catalog and a few parcels a month.
- **A licensed customs broker.** A broker can file the monthly worksheet for you and may consolidate clients into one filing. Pricing varies; as one published example, Strix lists $100 to $250 per entry for full brokerage and $30 per entry for self-filing software, plus a $500 onboarding fee, for entries generally rather than mail. A broker still needs your item data, which is what Mailroll organizes.
- **Courier or a US warehouse.** Some sellers move US orders to an express courier that clears for them, or stock goods in the US. Both work, at higher cost or with stock tied up.

## Security and data

- We never ask for your Pay.gov, ACE or bank logins, and we never send anything to CBP.
- Order exports are encrypted in transit and at rest and used only to build your registers.
- Customer names and addresses are dropped from the register unless your filer asks for them.
- Only the people working on your account can open your files, and each access is logged.
- Monthly files are deleted 90 days after delivery, or sooner on request; your classified catalog stays until you cancel.

## From sign-up to your first monthly register

The catalog pass takes up to 5 business days. After that, each month's register is ready within 2 business days of receiving your exports, and by the 3rd if they arrive by the 1st.

- Day 1: You send up to 20 products for the eligibility check; we send the readiness checklist for your filer.
- Day 1–2: You send your catalog and one month of order and shipping exports.
- Day 3–5: Catalog pass with codes and reasons for your review.
- Each month by the 3rd: Your parcel-by-parcel register with estimated duty totals.
- By the 7th: You or your broker prepare and file the worksheet and pay through Pay.gov.

## FAQ

### Do I still need to file if a parcel is worth under $800?

Yes. The CBP rule suspends the $800 exemption for goods arriving by mail. Bona fide gifts and travellers' personal articles are treated separately under the rule, but goods sold to customers are not gifts.

### Who can file the postal informal entry?

CBP's guidance limits it to the owner or purchaser of the goods, or a licensed customs broker designated by the owner, purchaser or consignee. Whether you count as the owner for your shipments depends on your sales terms; ask a broker before your first month.

### What does the filer need before the first month?

A basic importation and entry bond, single transaction or continuous, on file in ACE eBond before any parcel it covers arrives, and access to the International Mail Duty worksheet in Pay.gov. A surety issues the bond and asks for an SSN, EIN or CBP-assigned number from CBP Form 5106.

### What changes on 20 January 2027?

From that date, postal shipments subject to Section 201, 232 or 301 duties, or to agency rules such as FDA, must be filed electronically as Entry Type 13 or go through formal entry. Mailroll flags those products for you every month.

### Do you prepare or file the worksheet for me?

No. Under 19 U.S.C. 1641, preparing documents intended to be filed with CBP for someone else is customs business, which only a licensed customs broker may do. We organize your own order and shipping records into a register with suggested codes; you, as owner or purchaser, or your licensed broker decide what to declare and prepare, sign and file the worksheet.

### What happens after 1 July 2027?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends the de minimis exemption by statute from 1 July 2027, so the change is not expected to reverse. If CBP changes the mail entry rules again, we update the register to match.

### Is this legal or customs advice?

No. Mailroll is a record organization service, not legal advice or customs brokerage, and Rotomal is not affiliated with CBP, USPS or any postal operator. Confirm filing decisions with a licensed customs broker.

## Guides

- [Shipping by post to the US after de minimis](https://rotomal.com/us-postal-entry/ship-by-post-to-us-after-de-minimis/): How US postal informal entry works since 24 July 2026: who files, the bond, the monthly worksheet, Pay.gov, the 7th-of-month deadline and the 2027 changes.

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