CBP Entry Type 11 for Customs Brokers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Entry Type 11 has become a high-volume, high-pressure workflow for customs brokers amid regulatory changes. Even though informal entries require less documentation than a formal entry, they still demand accuracy, speed, and strong data management. Descartes provides the automation and intelligence brokers need to stay efficient and compliant at scale.
What to Look for in a Best-in-class Solution
Let’s break down what to look for and what to look for in technology that can help you succeed.
Automating High-Volume Entry Type 11 Processing
Entry Type 11 is designed for low-value shipments, but customs brokers often face thousands of these entries daily. Manual processing slows operations down and makes brokers less nimble.
How Descartes Can Help:
Descartes transforms shipment data into ready-to-file entries automatically, validating key fields and routing shipments to the correct clearance pathway. This allows customs brokers to eliminate repetitive tasks, increase throughput, and reduce filing errors.
Strengthening Compliance and Audit Readiness
Even informal entries must meet CBP expectations for classification, valuation, admissibility, and documentation.
How Descartes Can Help:
Descartes provides full entry history, audit trails, and compliance validations, giving brokers a reliable foundation for internal reviews or CBP inquiries. With built-in validations and continuous checks, brokers can reduce risk while maintaining operational speed.
Connectivity & Integration
Data often arrives from multiple sources in multiple formats, creating inconsistency and rework.
How Descartes Can Help:
Descartes integrates directly with carriers, warehouse systems, importer feeds, and e-commerce platforms, consolidating data into a clean, unified flow. With fewer manual touchpoints, brokers can process entries faster with more confidence in data accuracy.
Exception Management
Not every shipment qualifies for a simple informal entry. Quota issues, Partner Government Agency (PGA) involvement, missing data, and valuation questions can derail workflows.
How Descartes Can Help:
Descartes identifies exceptions instantly, surfacing only the shipments that require additional review. Brokers can move standard low-value parcels through the system quickly while giving complex shipments the attention they need.
Entry Type 11 is essential to today’s import environment, but rising volume and tighter compliance demands require better tools. Descartes gives customs brokers the automation, connectivity, and compliance intelligence needed to process informal entries faster, more accurately, and at scale.