{
  "dataset": "dimmath_us_import_entry_fees",
  "version": "2026-Q3.1",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-12T00:00:00Z",
  "verified_date": "2026-09-12",
  "license": "Free to use commercially with attribution to https://dimmath.com/data/",
  "total_rows": 2,
  "notes": "Published US Customs user fee rates for import planning. MPF is modeled directly in the Import Duty Calculator. HMF is published as a public reference fee layer for ocean-entry planning. Does not include speculative private customs broker fees.",
  "rows": [
    {
      "fee_name": "Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) — Formal Entry",
      "jurisdiction": "United States (CBP)",
      "rate_basis": "Entered customs value (FOB / transaction value)",
      "rate_percent": 0.3464,
      "minimum_fee_usd": 33.58,
      "maximum_fee_usd": 651.5,
      "mode_scope": "All commercial import modes (ocean, air, truck, rail formal entries)",
      "scope_note": "Applies to formal commercial customs entries (typically value > $2,500, and commercial shipments requiring formal entry). Minimum $33.58 and maximum $651.50 per entry. Modeled in DimMath Import Duty Calculator. Qualifying USMCA originating goods are exempt when claimed.",
      "source_label": "CBP User Fee Table (19 U.S.C. § 58c; 19 C.F.R. § 24.23; FY2026 fee schedule)",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-12"
    },
    {
      "fee_name": "Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)",
      "jurisdiction": "United States (CBP / US Army Corps of Engineers)",
      "rate_basis": "Entered commercial cargo value",
      "rate_percent": 0.125,
      "minimum_fee_usd": null,
      "maximum_fee_usd": null,
      "mode_scope": "Ocean vessel / waterborne port arrivals only (not assessed on air, parcel, truck, or rail)",
      "scope_note": "Applies strictly to commercial cargo discharged at designated US commercial ports from waterborne vessels. No minimum or maximum fee cap. Does NOT apply to air freight, express courier parcels, truck, or rail imports. Not exempt under USMCA.",
      "source_label": "Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. § 4461; 19 C.F.R. § 24.24)",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-12"
    }
  ]
}