U.S. Import

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) performs two crucial roles in facilitating trade to and from the U.S. and around the globe: securing it from acts of terrorism and assuring that goods arriving in the U.S. are legitimate and that appropriate duties and fees are paid.

CBP recommends that importers review the topics on the CBP import page. In particular, CBP suggests viewing the information contained in the section titled Infrequent Importer/Traveler. There are many topic-specific links to explore, but you may wish to start with U.S. Import Requirement . This will lead you to information on CBP import requirements, arrival of goods, formal entry vs. informal entry, classification, protest, mail shipments, restricted merchandise and more.For other agency requirements you may need to meet, and if you become a frequent importer with higher valued shipments, we recommend you read Importing into the United States.