A request must be filed within 180 days and payment made within 90
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5019, Sec. 5019.
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A request must be filed within 180 days and payment made within 90
The document says “may not”Who acts: Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 5019 in the PDF
What the document says
“A liquidation or reliquidation may be made under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act”
Section 5019 conditions the retroactive treatment on a request filed with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 180 days of enactment, containing enough information to let the Commissioner locate the entry or reconstruct it if it cannot be located. Any amounts owed by the United States are to be paid without interest of any kind, no later than 90 days after the liquidation or reliquidation.
What the document actually says
“A liquidation or reliquidation may be made under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act”
That sentence, in plain words
The customs office will only redo the paperwork if asked. The request must arrive within 180 days of the day this law passed.
What this is about
The customs office does not go back through old entries on its own. The importer must ask. The ask has a deadline.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 5019, 140 Stat. 632 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“A request must be filed within 180 days and payment made within 90,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5019, Sec. 5019. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec5019-request-deadline/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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