ReviewHomeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Tariffs & customsEffective Oct 1, in 20 days4/4 claims matched to source

CBP raises the merchandise processing fee cap to $670.86 per entry on October 1

Customs user fees rise 2.84 percent for fiscal year 2027 because inflation cleared the one percent trigger: the minimum merchandise processing fee becomes $34.58 and the maximum $670.86 per formal entry, while the 0.3464 percent rate itself does not change.

MPF minimum34.58
MPF maximum670.86
Rate0.3464 percent
EffectiveOctober 1, 2026

What the document says

Matched to source. The fees are indexed to inflation, and the trigger was met this year.
Matched to source. The year-over-year change is 2.84 percent.
Matched to source. The new amounts apply from the first day of the fiscal year.
Matched to source. The MPF percentage is unchanged; only the floor and the ceiling move.

Who does this affect?: Every importer filing formal entries, most sharply those whose entry values are large enough to hit the per-entry cap, plus anyone paying informal entry, dutiable mail, or express consignment fees.
What it costs: Merchandise processing fee limits move to a 34.58 minimum and a 670.86 maximum (in dollars) per formal entry from October 1, 2026, up 2.84 percent; the 0.3464 percent rate is unchanged, so entries between the floor and the cap pay the same as before.
Do this now: If a single entry is worth more than about $193,700 (the cap divided by the 0.3464 percent rate), the cap binds and each formal entry costs $670.86 in MPF from October 1; many small entries each pay the $34.58 floor, so consolidating shipments into fewer entries saves fees either way. Check your broker's October invoices against these numbers.

Primary source

Customs User Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2027