CBP set 2026 broker permit fee deadline for January 30, 2026
CBP title: 2026 Customs Broker Annual Permit User Fee Due Date – January 30, 2026
This message is from December 2, 2025. Later CSMS messages may have changed it. See the latest trade news
What did CBP announce?
CBP announced that the 2026 customs broker annual permit user fee of $185.38 was due by January 30, 2026 for all active national permits issued on or before December 31, 2025. CBP said it would revoke permits by operation of law if brokers missed the deadline. Brokers could pay through the eCBP portal, which accepted payments from December 2, 2025 through January 30, 2026.
What is Allied's position?
This notice concerned customs broker permit fees, not importer entries. Clients did not need to act on this notice. We handled our own permit fee obligations directly with CBP.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
Pursuant to the General Notice (90 FR 55319) published December 2, 2025, the annual Customs Broker permit user fee due date for the 2026 calendar year is Friday, January 30, 2026. The permit user fee for the 2026 calendar year is $185.38 and is due for all active national permits issued on or before December 31, 2025.
Failure to make the payment deadline will result in permit revocation by operation of law.
The annual user fee payment should be submitted through the eCBP portal at https://e.cbp.dhs.gov/ecbp/#/main. The eCBP portal is available for 2026 user fee submissions from December 2, 2025, through January 30, 2026. eCBP accepts credit card and debit card payments. No additional fees are charged for online payments, and receipts are provided electronically.
The Federal Register Notice can be accessed at the Federal Register website (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/22/2024-27380/customs-broker-permit-user-fee-payment-for-2025).
For more information on the eCBP portal, including Frequently Asked Questions and Quick Reference Guides, visit https://e.cbp.dhs.gov/ecbp/#/main and https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ecbp (https://www.cbp.gov/trade/eCBP).
If you have questions regarding the Federal Register Notice, contact the Broker Administration Branch, at brokermangement@cbp.dhs.gov (mailto:brokermangement@cbp.dhs.gov).