Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 19 - Customs Duties |
Chapter I - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury |
Part 111 - Customs Brokers |
Subpart E - Monetary Penalty and Payment of Fees |
§ 111.96 - Fees.
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§ 111.96 Fees.
(a) License fee; examination fee; fingerprint fee. Each applicant for a broker's license pursuant to § 111.12 must pay a fee of $200 $300 for an individual license application and $500 for a partnership, association, or corporation license application to defray the costs to Customs CBP in processing the application. Each individual who intends to take the examination provided for in § 111.13 must pay a $390 examination fee before taking the examination. An individual who submits an application for a license must also pay a fingerprint check and processing fee; the port director processing Center will inform the applicant of the current Federal Bureau of Investigation fee for conducting fingerprint checks and the Customs fingerprint processing fee, the total of which must be paid to Customs CBP before further processing of the application will occur.
(b) Permit application fee. A An application fee of $100 must be paid in connection with each a national permit application issued under § 111.19 to defray the processing costs of processing the application, including costs associated with an application for reinstatement of a permit that was revoked by operation of law or otherwise.
(c) User Permit user fee. Payment of an annual permit user fee specified defined in § 24.22(h) of this chapter is required for each permit, including a national permit under § 111.19(f), granted to an individual, partnership, association, or corporate broker. The permit user fee is payable when an initial district permit is issued concurrently with a license under § 111.19(a), or in connection with the filing of an application for a national permit under § 111.19(b) or (f), and for each subsequent calendar year at the port through which the broker was granted the permit or at the port processing Center referred to in § 111.19(c) in the case of a national permitb). The permit user fee must be paid by the due date as published annually in the Federal Register, and must be remitted in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 24.22(i) of this chapter. When a broker submits an application for a national permit or is issued an initial district permit under § 111.19(b), the full permit user fee must be remitted with the application or when the initial district permit is issued, regardless of the point during the calendar year at which the application is submitted or the initial district permit is issued. If a broker fails to pay the annual permit user fee by the published due date, the appropriate port director permit is revoked by operation of law. The processing Center will notify the broker in writing of the failure to pay and will revoke the permit to operate. The notice will constitute revocation of the permit.
(d) Status Triennial status report fee. The status report required under § 111.30(d) must be accompanied by a A fee of $100 is required to defray the costs of administering the triennial status reporting requirement prescribed in § 111.30(d)(1).
(e) Method of payment. All fees prescribed under this section must be paid by check or money order payable to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or paid by other CBP-approved payment method.
[T.D. 00-17, 65 FR 13891, Mar. 15, 2000, as amended by CBP Dec. 03-13, 68 FR 43630, July 24, 2003; 72 FR 3734, Jan. 26, 2007; CBP Dec. 17-05, 82 FR 29719, June 30, 2017; CBP Dec. 17-16, 82 FR 50530, Nov. 1, 2017; CBP Dec. 22-22, 87 FR 63267, Oct. 18, 2022; CBP Dec. 22-21, 87 FR 63321, Oct. 18, 2022]