Hello, Private Aircraft eAPIS User,
We are sending you a message today to discuss private aircraft operations and the associated CBP User Fees.
Under Title 19 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 24.22, operators of private aircraft arriving in to the United States, upon or prior to the first arrival in any calendar year, are required to pay a CBP User Fee (currently $27.50) in order to cover CBP services provided in connection with all arrivals of that aircraft during a given calendar year.
Upon payment and after processing for the annual services, the private aircraft operator is issued a CBP User Fee Decal by the Decal and Transportation Online Procurement System (DTOPS). Proof of payment is usually confirmed through the physical inspection and verification of a CBP User Fee decal permanently affixed to the registered private aircraft.
In some cases, private aircraft operators may be compliant with User Fee payment but may not have yet received the CBP User Fee decal. In these cases, verification of compliance can be achieved by producing:
o an electronic or printed order history (available to the operator immediately after application is made)
o or an electronic or printed order receipt (available after the order has been processed by DTOPS).
Private Aircraft operators who are not compliant with User Fee payment upon arrival in to the United States must pay for the User Fee decal through the DTOPS website at
https://dtops.cbp.dhs.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and provide a form of the above described proof before CBP arrival processing can be completed.
Again, this message is intended to reinforce what many of you already know but to also address situations. As always, if you have any questions regarding compliance or proof of compliance, you should coordinate directly with the CBP port associated with your arrival processing. With regard to today’s topic, User Fee compliance, we strongly encourage you to comply before arrival than to have to comply on-site and delay processing.
We hope this message helps explain CBP User Fee procedures and requirements. If you have any questions concerning this email, please feel free to ask.
Eric M. Rodriguez
Program Manager, General Aviation
Office of Field Operations, CBP Headquarters
