MODIFICATIONS TO DE MINIMIS ENTRY PRIVILEGE FOR COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.

SEC. 70531. MODIFICATIONS TO DE MINIMIS ENTRY PRIVILEGE FOR COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS. (a) Civil Penalty.— (1) Additional penalty imposed.—Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Any person who enters, introduces, facilitates, or attempts to introduce an article into the United States using the privilege of this section, the importation of which violates any other provision of United States customs law, shall be assessed, in addition to any other penalty permitted by law, a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for the first violation and up to $10,000 for each subsequent violation.” . (2) [19 U.S.C. 1321 note] Effective date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Repeal of Commercial Shipment Exception.— (1) Repeal.—Section 321(a)(2) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)) is amended by striking “of this Act, or” and all that follows through “subdivision (2); and” and inserting “of this Act; and”. (2) Conforming repeal.—Subsection (c) of such section 321, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is repealed. (3) [19 U.S.C. 1321 note] Effective date.—The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on July 1, 2027.