Summary

Raises the evidentiary threshold CBP must meet before allowing third parties to examine or test imported merchandise from "mere suspicion" to "reasonable suspicion." Expands the kinds of information Customs and Border Protection may share to include nonpublic commercial and importation data (for example, data from online marketplaces, express consignment operators, and freight forwarders). Also broadens who may receive shared information to include any private party with an interest in the merchandise if the Commissioner of CBP determines it appropriate.

• Raises the standard for permitting third-party examination/testing of merchandise from "mere suspicion" to "reasonable suspicion."
• Authorizes CBP to disclose nonpublic commercial and importation data collected from marketplaces, carriers, or freight forwarders.
• Expands eligible private recipients of CBP disclosures to "any other party with an interest" as determined by the Commissioner.
• Creates a tension between tighter limits on physical inspections and broader electronic/data disclosure authority.
• Increases CBP discretion in decisions about information sharing and recipient eligibility.
• May expose proprietary or commercially sensitive data to private parties without specifying confidentiality safeguards.
• Could support private enforcement actions by making more data available to interested parties.
• Does not specify funding, procedural safeguards, or an effective date in the provided text.