Customs Broker Permit User Fee for 2027 Due January 29
Published July 30, 2025 | Updated Oct. 27, 2026
Key Points
- CBP’s FY2027 customs user fees and limitations took effect October 1, 2026.
- The Customs Broker Permit User Fee increased from $185.38 to $190.88.
- The FY2027 adjustments reflect a 2.84% increase in the CPI-U.
- The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) rate remains 0.3464%, while the minimum increased to $34.58 and the maximum to $670.86.
- Latest: The 2027 customs broker permit user fee of $190.88 is due by January 29, 2027.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented the FY2027 customs user fee adjustments on October 1, 2026. The Customs Broker Permit User Fee increased from $185.38 to $190.88, while the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) rate remains 0.3464%. The FY2027 adjustments also increased the MPF minimum to $34.58 and maximum to $670.86. CBP announced the adjustments in a Federal Register notice published July 31, 2026. The new broker permit fee applies to permits issued on or after October 1, 2026, as well as annual user fee payments for calendar year 2027.
Latest Update: In a recent Federal Register notice published October 27, 2026, the agency confirmed that the $190.88 fee is due no later than January 29, 2027. If a customs broker fails to pay the annual permit user fee by the deadline, the national permit is revoked by operation of law.
Customs Broker Permit User Fee of $190.88 Is Due Jan. 29, 2027
The Customs Broker Permit User Fee increased from $185.38 to $190.88 effective October 1, 2026. According to CSMS #69847323, all broker permits issued on or after October 1, 2026, are subject to the new fee. The $190.88 fee also applies to all annual user fee payments for calendar year 2027.
As mentioned earlier, customs brokers have until January 29, 2027, to pay the $190.88 annual permit user fee to avoid revocation of their national permits.
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 took 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 took effect on October 1, 2026.
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