CBP Global Business Identifier Pilot Extended Into 2027, Now Allows All Commodities

CBP is extending its Global Business Identifier pilot through Feb. 23, 2027, the agency said in a notice released Feb. 9. CBP is also removing commodity and country of origin limitations on the entries eligible for the test, it said, opening the test up to more participants across a wider range of industries.

The changes supersede a July 2023 notice from CBP that itself extended the pilot until Feb. 14 (see 2307200036). Under the pilot, participants may use any one of the Dun & Bradstreet number, Global Location Number from GS1 or Legal Entity Identifier from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to identify manufacturers, shippers and sellers (and optionally, exporters, distributors and packagers) associated with relevant entries. The goal is eventually to replace the manufacturer ID on entry documentation.

The newly expanded pilot now includes entries "classifiable in any subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" and entries of imported merchandise from any country of origin, CBP said. The pilot had up until now been limited to five categories of merchandise and 10 countries of origin, CBP said. This "significantly limited the range of entries" that could be evaluated under the EPoC, the agency said. The test will still be limited to type 01 and type 11 entries.

CBP will continue to assess the "functionality and effectiveness of universal global business identifiers to address data gaps caused by the unreliability of the manufacturer or shipper identification code (MID)," it said. It also will explore "opportunities to enhance supply chain traceability and visibility more broadly." That includes looking at how CBP, partner government agencies, and the trade industry could leverage GBIs to comply with "growing supply chain traceability requirements," CBP said in updated language on the pilot.