FY27 Customs Broker Permit User Fee: $185.38 to $190.88, ACE CATAIR updated
Broker-facing cut of the FY27 COBRA update: permit user fee amount, who pays the new rate, and the Oct 1 ACE CATAIR Entry Summary refresh.
Two CSMS messages pin the broker-facing slice of the FY2027 COBRA fee update. CSMS #69847323 (Sept 21, 2026) confirms the Customs Broker Permit User Fee moves from $185.38 to $190.88 effective October 1, 2026. CSMS #70086122 (Oct 1, 2026) confirms ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update was refreshed with the FY27 COBRA fee table.
The underlying Federal Register notice is 91 FR 48398 (July 31, 2026; CBP Dec. 26-14). For the full MPF min/max and arrival-fee schedule, see FY2027 COBRA and MPF fees. This piece is the broker-permit and ACE-ops cut.
Broker permit user fee: $185.38 → $190.88 on October 1, 2026. New permits and CY27 annual payments use the new amount. ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update now carries the FY27 fee table.
What CSMS #69847323 tells brokers
Customs Broker Permit User Fee: $185.38 → $190.88
All broker permits issued on or after Oct 1, 2026: new fee
All CY27 annual user fee payments: new fee
CY27 annual payment due date: future Federal Register notice
Broker questions: brokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov
Update permit-billing templates, ACH/wire instructions, and any internal fee calculator that still hard-codes $185.38. The CSMS does not change the CY27 due date; that still waits on a separate FR notice. Do not invent a due date from the fee-amount notice.
ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update (CSMS #70086122)
On October 1, 2026, CBP posted an updated ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update under the Chapters: Current Capabilities tab, with FY27 Customs COBRA user fees and limitations. Adjusted amounts are effective October 1, 2026. Technical questions go to your assigned Client Representative; Entry Summary Accounts & Revenue Division (ESAR) is at esar@cbp.dhs.gov.
Pull the refreshed CATAIR chapter, confirm fee edits in CERT/PROD match 91 FR 48398, and smoke-test entry summaries that hit MPF min/max and other COBRA fee fields. Brokerage invoice systems and the ACE fee table should say the same thing on the same day.
Drawback angle
COBRA fee inflation itself is not a drawback event. MPF and HMF recovery still rides on eligible drawback claims where those fees were paid on qualifying imports. Broker permit user fees are a licensing cost, not an entry duty or fee you reclaim through a drawback claim. Keep the two buckets separate in your refund estimates.
- Customs Broker Permit User Fee rises from $185.38 to $190.88 effective Oct 1, 2026 (CSMS #69847323; 91 FR 48398).
- New permits on or after Oct 1, 2026 and all CY27 annual permit payments use $190.88. CY27 due date comes in a future FR notice.
- CSMS #70086122: ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update refreshed with FY27 COBRA fees under Chapters: Current Capabilities.
- Contacts: brokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov (permit fee); Client Rep / esar@cbp.dhs.gov (CATAIR).
- Full MPF and arrival-fee schedule: Library article on FY2027 COBRA and MPF fees. Permit fees are not drawback-recoverable.
- CSMS #69847323 - Information on Customs Broker Permit User Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2026 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- CSMS #70086122 - ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update Updated: FY27 Customs COBRA User Fees · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Customs User Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2027 (CBP Doc. 26-14, 91 FR 48398) · Federal Register / U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.