Information on Customs User Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2025 CSMS # 6574199

Pursuant to the General Notice (90 FR 34665) published July 23, 2025, adjustments to certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations, as codified in 19 U.S.C. § 58c, will take effect on October 1, 2025. These adjustments are being made in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act), Public Law 114-94.

The General Notice may be accessed at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/23/2025-13869/customs-user-fees-to-be-adjusted-for-inflation-in-fiscal-year-2026-cbp-dec-25-10

Key Points

  1. The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) ad valorem rate of 0.3464% will NOT change.

  2. The MPF minimum and maximum for formal entries (class code 499) will change.

    • The minimum will change from $32.71 to $33.58; and

    • The maximum will change from $634.62 to $651.50.

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Other Changes

  1. The fee for Informal Entry/Release, automated and not prepared by CBP personnel (class code 311a), will change to $2.69.

  2. The Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility fee will change to $1.34 per individual waybill/bill of lading.

    • An individual air waybill is the bill at the lowest level, and is not a master bill or other consolidated document.  See 82 FR 50523 (Nov. 1, 2017). Read More→

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