# 2026-15530: CBP Hikes User Fees to Match Inflation Creep

2026-15530, Customs User Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2027, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-10-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15530
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15530
- Title: Customs User Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2027
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Citation: 91 FR 48398
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-10-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

CBP Hikes User Fees to Match Inflation Creep

## Summary

This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2027 in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as implemented by the CBP regulations.

## Effects PRIA read

- 38.322% Inflation Increase for CBP Fees: cost, high. CBP increased customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limits by a factor of 38.322 percent based on a 2.84 percent CPI-U change. This adjustment applies to the listed fees and limitations for Fiscal Year 2027 and is required as of October 1, 2026.
- Higher Merchandise Processing Fee Limits: cost, medium. The merchandise processing fee limitations were increased for Fiscal Year 2027 to a minimum limitation of $34.58 and a maximum limitation of $670.86, while the ad valorem rate remains 0.3464 percent. These adjusted limits take effect October 1, 2026.
- Commercial Truck Fees and Prepayment Rise: cost, medium. For Fiscal Year 2027 CBP's Commercial Truck Arrival Fee (CBP portion) is $7.60 and the Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee (CBP portion) is $138.32. These CBP amounts are effective October 1, 2026; separate USDA/APHIS AQI fees (for example $14.50 per single crossing and an $870.60 transpo…
- Customs Broker Permit Fee Increased: cost, medium. The customs broker permit user fee is adjusted to $190.88 for Fiscal Year 2027. This adjusted fee is required as of October 1, 2026.
- Higher Passenger, Mail, and Express Fees: cost, low. Several consumer-facing fees rise for Fiscal Year 2027: the commercial vessel or aircraft passenger arrival fee is $7.61 (commercial vessel passenger from territories $2.67), the dutiable mail fee is $7.61, and the express consignment carrier waybill fee is $1.38. These adjusted fees apply starting…

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## Sources
- [2026-15530 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15530/customs-user-fees-to-be-adjusted-for-inflation-in-fiscal-year-2027)
- [2026-15530 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15530.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15530 (as of 2026-08-07).