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Immigration passenger inspection user-fee programme

In operation Status as of 15 October 2026 · Funding type: Passenger or user fee

Federal law establishes an immigration passenger inspection fee and a Treasury user-fee account 1. The current regulation applies the statutory amounts and specifies passenger categories 2. The law permits funding for inspection, related information systems and other listed activities, not an automatic private-vendor payment 1. GAO records both progress and a remaining gap in its historical follow-up: a fee-harmonisation proposal was submitted, but DHS's joint-reporting recommendation was closed without implementation after ICE's cost study did not separate air and sea inspection costs 3. No supplier contract is identified here.

Key terms

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Buyer
US Customs and Border Protection, with statutory inspection-funding provisions 1,2
Vendor
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Vendor based in
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Signed
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Duration
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Value
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Funding
passenger fee
Fee model
USD 7 per covered commercial air or vessel passenger inspection. Statutory and regulatory exceptions apply. Certain vessel journeys have a separate USD 3 charge 1,2.
Procurement route
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System ownership
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Data terms
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Timeline

  1. 22 February 2008: GAO recommended fee harmonisation and joint reviews. Its follow-up credits a fiscal-year 2011 legislative proposal and joint agency work, but closes DHS's reporting recommendation as not implemented. ICE's August 2012 cost study did not separate air and sea inspections 3.
  2. 15 October 2026: Recorded status is In operation.

Sources

  1. US Code: 8 USC 1356, subsections d to h (2024 edition)
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 8 CFR 286.2 (current through 15 October 2026)
  3. US GAO: Port-related user fees and recommendation outcomes, GAO-08-321 (22 February 2008, outcomes accessed 19 October 2026)

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