Estimate FY 2026 US Merchandise Processing Fee and Harbor Maintenance Fee from entered merchandise value, entry type, filing method, MPF treatment, and vessel-port facts.
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Choose the entry type and FY 2026 fee schedule, calculate formal MPF from entered merchandise value subject to the published minimum and maximum, add the manual surcharge only when applicable, and calculate HMF only when the shipment is covered commercial vessel cargo. Keep these user fees separate from customs duty, additional tariffs, brokerage, freight, and tax.
Formal MPF = 0.3464% of entered merchandise value, bounded by the FY 2026 $33.58 minimum and $651.50 maximum. Add $4.03 for a supported manual formal-entry scenario. Informal MPF uses the selected FY 2026 fixed amount. HMF = 0.125% of value only for applicable commercial vessel cargo through identified covered ports.
Use it after the importer has a customs-value record, expected entry type, filing method, transport mode, and a preliminary view of any MPF or HMF exemption. The result is useful for landed-cost planning and entry review, not as a CBP bill.
Parameters are versioned to CBP's FY 2026 fee schedule. Stop and retrieve the current CBP fee notice for an entry outside October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Verify trade-agreement exemptions, covered ports, cargo status, and actual entry processing before filing.
Official source notes and calculator assumptions should be reviewed before shipment, label purchase, invoice filing, or customs entry.
CBP publishes the FY 2026 formal MPF rate, minimum, maximum, manual surcharge, informal fees, and exemption notes.
CBP Duties, Taxes and Other FeesCBP explains formal and informal MPF, HMF for applicable vessel cargo, and the distinction from state/local taxes.
FY 2026 Customs User Fee NoticeOfficial Customs Bulletin table for FY 2026 adjusted user fees and limitations.
19 CFR 24.23Federal regulation for merchandise processing fees and entry-processing categories.
19 CFR 24.24Federal regulation for Harbor Maintenance Fee scope, exemptions, liability, and collection.
Formal MPF = 0.3464% of entered merchandise value, bounded by the FY 2026 $33.58 minimum and $651.50 maximum. Add $4.03 for a supported manual formal-entry scenario. Informal MPF uses the selected FY 2026 fixed amount. HMF = 0.125% of value only for applicable commercial vessel cargo through identified covered ports.
For a $10,000 automated formal entry with no supported MPF exemption and covered commercial vessel cargo, raw MPF is $34.64 and HMF is $12.50, for $47.14 in these two user fees. Customs duty, additional tariffs, tax, brokerage, freight, and other carrier charges remain separate.
Parameters are versioned to CBP's FY 2026 fee schedule. Stop and retrieve the current CBP fee notice for an entry outside October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Verify trade-agreement exemptions, covered ports, cargo status, and actual entry processing before filing.
The calculator does not determine formal or informal entry eligibility, trade-agreement qualification, MPF exemption, HMF port coverage, express-facility treatment, customs value, or the amount CBP will assess. It does not calculate customs duty, Section 232/301, AD/CVD, tax, brokerage, freight, or carrier advancement fees.
CBP states that formal-entry MPF is 0.3464% of entered merchandise value, with a $33.58 minimum and $651.50 maximum for FY 2026. A $4.03 manual formal-entry surcharge may apply.
For covered commercial vessel cargo, HMF is calculated at 0.125% of the applicable value. Confirm that the port, cargo, movement, and any exemption fit the current rule.
CBP states that HMF is not collected on cargo imported or transported by air or mail. This tool also leaves HMF at zero for the non-vessel selection.
No. Formal MPF is ad valorem with a minimum and maximum. CBP publishes fixed FY 2026 fees for the listed informal processing methods and a separate express-consignment waybill fee.
Some preference programs, including USMCA, can provide MPF exemptions when all qualification and claim requirements are met. Select the possible-exemption option only as a planning scenario and verify the actual claim.
No. They are customs user fees. Keep ordinary duty, additional duties, tax, brokerage, freight, and carrier fees as separate lines.
It uses the entered merchandise value supplied by the user. CBP states that formal MPF is based on imported merchandise value excluding duty, freight, and insurance. Customs valuation must be established separately.
Not without updating the fee schedule. Select the unsupported-period option and retrieve the current CBP inflation-adjusted fee notice before calculating.
Use the AI HS Code Finder, CSV Catalog Checker, and Import Duty Calculator to prepare customs data before shipping.
