The bill would exempt qualifying care packages sent by certain nonprofit organizations to U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed overseas from tariffs and duties, commercial invoices, item-by-item product codes, and country-of-origin declarations. It would require the Postal Service and Customs and Border Protection to accept simplified manifests and treat eligible shipments as domestic mail for rate, tariff, and customs purposes. Security screening and inspections would still be allowed.
If you run a qualifying tax-exempt nonprofit that primarily supports service members or veterans, eligible donated-goods packages sent to authorized military destinations could use the exemptions. The bill does not remove security screening requirements. It would direct the Postal Service and Customs and Border Protection to issue joint rules within 180 days of enactment.
The bill would exempt eligible shipments from otherwise applicable tariffs and duties. No publicly available information on other expenses.
The bill states that its purpose is to remove customs barriers that can hinder nonprofit organizations from sending care packages to service members overseas. Its findings say that existing reporting requirements have caused delays, returned packages, and increased costs for nonprofits.
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