ALL FILES CLEARED IN 2025 MUST BE CLOSED IN 2025
In order to benefit from preferential status under TPL, U.S. Customs & Border Protection requires that eligible shipments be finalized and presented with their offices no later than December 30, 2025. This means that the shipment must not only cross the border in 2025 but must also have a formal Customs entry consisting of original TPL certificates of eligibility from Global Affairs, original entry summary, and monetary payment on statement by December 30, 2025.
Thursday December 25th is the day we’re observing Christmas in both our US and Canadian Offices.
Friday December 26th is Boxing day in Canada and our Canadian offices are closed, as is Global Affairs.
Monday December 29th we resume connectivity with Global Affairs for new and revised permits
To ensure we meet CBP's entry filing deadlines and secure reduced duty treatment for our clientele, Metro Customs Brokers Inc. requires all TPL eligible shipments to be released by CBP no later than Sunday, December 21st, 2025.
All shipments of textiles/wearing apparel must have fabric, yarn and thread origins to determine if TPL or USMCA applies. Incorrectly claiming USMCA when this information is missing will keep a true TPL shipment from appearing on our tracking reports and may cause loss of duty.
We are mandating that all entries using 2025 TPL or paying the general duty with the intent for a future refund claim must be closed and summary filed by Friday, December 26, 2025. This will help prevent any problems due to weather conditions, government early closings, courier problems, TPL printing problems, etc.
There is no option to use 2025 TPL for shipments that are released in 2026.
Any client that has insufficient TPL will be referred to our Regulatory group to request SMEs from Global Affairs on their behalf.
Process Involving Cert-Only Files
Importers must advise us of scheduled ETA at the port of entry so TPL is allocated for proper calendar year
All TPLs for cert-only accounts must be completed by 2pm on December 22, 2025 so that they may be sent overnight or email to their destination at the appropriate port of clearance.