Customs and Border Protection (CBP) define different entry types for different products. If you are new to importing and want to import a product into the United States and its value is over $2500, you must follow the following steps to make a formal entry. The first thing to do is find out the type of entry under which your product falls. This could be warehouse, informal, consumption, or import for export. We will assume you are importing a product for personal use in this case.