Commercial user fees for entering the
United States changed Dec. 28, with fees for
commercial trucks arriving without a transponder
increasing from $10.75 to $13.05
per crossing, the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection announced.
“Commercial trucks prepared with an
ACE manifest and user fee transponder are
generally processed 50 percent faster than
non-prepared commercial crossers,” said Ann
Marie Paul, assistant director at the Customs
and Border Protection Buffalo field office.
“For carriers arriving at the border without a
transponder, they should be prepared to pay
the $13.05 fee with exact change or a credit
card to minimize delays.”
She said commercial truck drivers and
companies are strongly encouraged to purchase
a commercial truck transponder which
will assist with a more expedited crossing at
the border. Trucks with transponders do not
have to undergo a commercial fee transaction
when crossing into the United States, potentially
saving precious commodity movement
time. Commercial transponders are available
for an annual fee of $401.67.
The changes are in accordance with Federal
Register Final Rule, APHIS-2013-0021-0251
published in October. For more information,
visit www.regulations.gov.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the
unified border agency within the Department
of Homeland Security charged with the
management, control and protection of our
nation’s borders at and between the official
ports of entry.
CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while
enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.