CBP Adjusts Customs User Fees for FY 2027 – Effective October 1, 2026
Published July 30, 2025 • Updated Sept. 22, 2026
Key Points
- CBP will adjust certain customs user fees and limitations for Fiscal Year 2027, effective October 1, 2026.
- The Customs Broker Permit User Fee will increase from $185.38 to $190.88.
- The FY2027 adjustments are based on a 2.84% increase in the CPI-U.
- The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) rate remains 0.3464%, while the minimum increases to $34.58 and the maximum increases to $670.86.
- CBP will announce the CY2027 annual broker permit user fee payment deadline in a future Federal Register notice.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will increase the Customs Broker Permit User Fee from $185.38 to $190.88, effective October 1, 2026. CBP announced the FY2027 fee adjustments in a Federal Register notice published on July 31, 2026. The new fee applies to all broker permits issued on or after October 1, 2026, as well as all annual user fee payments for calendar year 2027. CBP has not yet announced the CY2027 annual user fee payment due date and will announce it in a future Federal Register notice.
Customs Broker Permit User Fee Increases to $190.88
The Customs Broker Permit User Fee will increase from $185.38 to $190.88 effective October 1, 2026. According to CSMS #69847323, all broker permits issued on or after October 1, 2026, will be subject to the new fee. The $190.88 fee will also apply to all annual user fee payments for calendar year 2027.
As mentioned earlier, the CY2027 annual user fee payment due date will be announced in a future Federal Register notice.
Meanwhile, questions about the permit user fee can be directed to CBP’s Broker Administration Branch at brokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov.
FY2027 Customs User Fees
The updated customs COBRA user fees and limitations for FY2027 take effect October 1, 2026. For reference, the tables below show the FY2027 amounts published by CBP in its July 31, 2026 Federal Register notice.
Fees and Limits under 19 CFR 24.22
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 91 FR 48398
² The $7.60 Commercial Truck Arrival Fee is the CBP fee only. It does not include the FY2027 USDA APHIS AQI User Fee of $14.50, bringing the total Single Crossing Fee to $22.10. After 18 Single Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a VIN/vehicle in a DTOPS account within a calendar year, subsequent crossings are charged only the $14.50 AQI fee for the remainder of that year.
³ The Commercial Truck Arrival Fee is adjusted down from $7.61 to $7.60, the nearest lower nickel.
⁴ The $138.32 Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee is the CBP fee only and does not include the FY2027 AQI Commercial Truck with Transponder Fee of $870.60. Together, these total $1,008.92.
Fees and Limits under 19 CFR 24.23
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 91 FR 48398
⁵ Correction: Appendix B of 19 CFR part 24 contains an incorrect reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of § 24.23. The correct reference is paragraph (b)(4)(ii). CBP plans to publish a future Federal Register notice addressing this and other technical corrections.
⁶ The fee charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii), despite the published minimum limitation.
⁷ Appendix B of 19 CFR part 24 contains an incorrect reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of § 24.23. The correct reference is paragraph (b)(4)(ii).
⁸ Appendix B of 19 CFR part 24 contains an incorrect reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of § 24.23. The correct reference is paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).
⁹ Only the MPF limitation is increasing. The ad valorem rate remains 0.3464%. See 82 FR 50523.
¹⁰ Appendix B of 19 CFR part 24 contains an incorrect reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of § 24.23. The correct reference is paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).
¹¹ Only the MPF limitation is increasing. The ad valorem rate remains 0.3464%. See 82 FR 50523.
¹² For monthly pipeline entries, see CBP’s Pipeline Monthly Entry Processing Q&A.
Why Is CBP Adjusting the Fees
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) requires certain customs COBRA user fees and limitations to be adjusted for inflation.
For FY2027, CBP compared the average CPI-U for June 2025 through May 2026 with the average CPI-U for June 2024 through May 2025.
The CPI-U increased by 2.84%, which is above the 1% threshold that requires CBP to adjust the applicable fees and limitations.
Using the methodology in 19 CFR 24.22 (k), CBP calculated a 38.322% adjustment from the statutory base-year amounts. The adjusted FY2027 fees and limitations are required beginning October 1, 2026.
Previous Update (FY2026 Fee Changes)
The previous update to this page covered the FY2026 customs user fee changes, which took effect October 1, 2025.
For FY2026:
- Customs Broker Permit User Fee: $185.38
- MPF minimum: $33.58
- MPF maximum: $651.50
- MPF rate: 0.3464%
- CY2026 annual broker permit user fee deadline: January 30, 2026
The CY2026 payment deadline has passed and does not apply to the FY2027 fee cycle.
Additional Information
For general customs user fee questions, contact CBP’s User Fee and Reimbursable Controls Branch at UserFeeNotices@cbp.dhs.gov
For broker permit user fee questions, contact CBP’s Broker Administration Branch at brokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov.
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