Entry summary
Also called: CBP Form 7501 · 7501
The US filing that provides the full data for an import, including HTS numbers, values, origin and duties, and accompanies the deposit of estimated duties and fees. It is normally filed in ACE within ten working days of release and corresponds to CBP Form 7501.
In practice
This is the document CBP reviews for classification and valuation, and errors in it can be corrected by post-summary correction before liquidation.
Applies to: 
USA
Related terms
- Entry (US)
- In US practice, the filing of documents needed to obtain release of goods from CBP, traditionally on CBP Form 3461 or its electronic equivalent.…
- Liquidation
- CBP's final computation of the duties and fees owed on a US entry, normally about 314 days after entry. After liquidation, duty differences are…
- HTS
- The US tariff schedule, maintained by the US International Trade Commission and applied by CBP. Rates are set at eight digits and a ten-digit…
- Merchandise Processing Fee
- A US user fee charged on most formal entries at an ad valorem rate of 0.3464 percent, with a minimum and maximum per entry that are adjusted each…
- Harbor Maintenance Fee
- A US fee of 0.125 percent of the value of commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at certain US ports, used to fund harbour maintenance. It applies to…
- ACE
- The US single window system used by CBP and partner government agencies to process imports and exports. Entries, entry summaries, export filings and…