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Customs ACH Routing Number Change *** IMPORTANT ***
June 11, 2010

Pay.gov's ACH settlement provider will be implementing a new payment processing system on June 30, 2010; there will be a NEW routing number for Pay.gov transactions. This change may affect agency customers utilizing debit block services from their financial institution. These customers will need to unblock the new routing number 041036046 in addition to the current Pay.gov routing number, which is 042736141.

All debit payers will need to notify their financial institution to have them unblock both routing numbers 041036046 and 042736141. Please note that debit blocks can be removed by either unblocking Originating Depository Financial Institution (ODFI) routing numbers or by unblocking the ten-digit Company ID numbers, which Pay.gov calls the ALC+2. Agencies and customers that unblock their accounts using only the Company ID will not be affected by this change as these ID numbers will not be changing.

Customers should monitor their accounts to ensure that their payments are being debited from the account. Any ACH Debit rejections caused by ACH Debit payers who fail to notify their respective banks of this change will be subject to all penalties currently imposed by law.

This change will not affect agencies and customers that process only credit card transactions.

For Questions, please contact the ACH Helpdesk at 317-298-1200 ext 1098 OR email at ACH-Customs@cbp.dhs.gov or c.spoto@albawheelsup.com.

This applies to ANY company authorizing ACH debits to pay customs duties. If CBP is in possession of your bank account and routing number and has authorization to debit your account, this applies to you. Your bank has to be able to identify who is debiting your account. The Customer ID# and/or Routing Number identify CBP.
(Pay.gov is the financial management system used by CBP to manage customer accounts.)