Announcement of the Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal (CRTAP) test (procedural)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announces a voluntary test of the Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal (CRTAP), a new case management system that may replace submitting technical assistance requests by telephone or email: the test runs 45 days from December 4, 2026 (subject to extension, modification, or termination), participation requests from brokers, self-filers, software providers, FTZ operators, AES/AMS users are accepted from November 4, 2026, and public comments may be filed until the test commences. Procedural notice only — it does not change any tariff rates; no specific values are given, see the FR text.

Scope

No specific HTS lines involved (client representative technical assistance channel pilot)

Official sources

• FR 2026-22501 — Announcement of the Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal (CRTAP) Test ↗