If you’re importing goods valued at more than $250.5, you need a Customs Bond. No matter how you are importing – land, sea, or air, the Bond must still be in place. Even if your merchandise value is under $250.5, you might need a Bond if it falls under government agency obligations, such as food products (FDA). Without the Bond, the CBP will deny entry to your merchandise.

 

For importers with a continuous bond on file, we will automatically synchronize the bond details several minutes after the company profile has been created.

If the bond information is not available when you are filing the ISF/ Entry Summary, you can manually add the bond info, and synchronize it through your company profile later on. 


The principal Customs Bonds are Single Entry and Continuous Bonds. Your choice between the two depends on how often you intend to import merchandise into the U.S.

  

Single Bond:

A single Customs bond is used per ISF/Entry filing, and can not be used for more than one CBP transaction.

This bond is mainly used by one-time importers and is purchased per filing - one single bond for an ISF filing + one single bond for an Entry. 

When filing a single bond request with us, the port information you need to enter is the final port of destination.

A bond that was used for an ISF or Entry cannot be canceled or refunded. 


Continuous (Annual) Bond:

A Continuous Bond covers all shipments during an entire year. This Bond type also handles high-value shipments coming from several ports of entry.

If you import shipments regularly, the Continuous Bond is the best and most cost-effective option for you.


For the Continuous Customs Bond purchase process steps, please click here.

 

The requirements for purchasing a Continuous bond with us are:

  • Notarized POA 
  • Continuous Customs Bond Application, including: 

Type of commodity - a general description of the products.

The main Country of Origin of the goods.

The estimated value of goods for the next 12 months.

The estimated duties and fees for the next 12 months.


For an explanation on how to calculate the estimated duties and fees for the next 12 months, please click here.

  

Pricing

You can find full details of pricing here