aid: cbp name: CBP description: >- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the nation's largest law enforcement agency and a major revenue-collecting authority, responsible for facilitating legitimate international trade and travel while enforcing trade laws, collecting duties, and securing the border. CBP provides REST APIs and EDI-based interfaces for trade data, import statistics, tariff schedules, ACE reporting, and automated import/export manifests through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the Automated Export System (AES / AESDirect), and the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS/eAPIS). type: Index image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cbp/refs/heads/main/apis.yml created: '2026-06-13' modified: '2026-06-13' specificationVersion: '0.19' tags: - US Government - Trade - Customs - Import - Export - Border Protection - Tariff - Manifest apis: - aid: cbp:aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api name: AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API description: >- A web service that allows certified third-party applications to query Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings previously submitted to AESDirect via HTTP POST. Returns shipment status and filing data in real-time from both a training/test environment and the production environment. humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api baseURL: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov tags: - Export - AES - AESDirect - Electronic Export Information properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api - type: TestEnvironment url: https://trade-test.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry - type: ProductionEnvironment url: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry - aid: cbp:aesdirect-weblink-submission-api name: AESDirect WebLink Submission API description: >- A web service that allows certified third-party Internet applications to pass Electronic Export Information (EEI) data directly into AESDirect via HTTP POST, eliminating double-entry for exporters and freight forwarders. Requires AESWebLink certification before production access is granted. humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-submission-api baseURL: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov tags: - Export - AES - AESDirect - Electronic Export Information - Filing properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-submission-api - type: TestEnvironment url: https://trade-test.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling - type: ProductionEnvironment url: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling - aid: cbp:ace-automated-commercial-environment name: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) — EDI / ABI description: >- The U.S. Single Window for import and export trade reporting. The Automated Broker Interface (ABI) lets licensed customs brokers and self-filers transmit entry summaries, cargo release requests, and manifest data via ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT EDI. Technical requirements are documented in the CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR). humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated baseURL: https://ace.cbp.gov tags: - Import - Export - ACE - ABI - EDI - CATAIR - Manifest properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated - type: TechnicalDocumentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/catair - type: ImportManifestDocumentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/how-to-use-ace/ace-import-manifest-documentation - type: Portal url: https://ace.cbp.gov - aid: cbp:eapis-advance-passenger-information name: eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information System description: >- A CBP web-based application for commercial and private carriers to electronically submit inbound and outbound traveler manifest data. Supports on-screen entry, bulk XML upload, and UN/EDIFACT PAXLST electronic data interchange. Returns a submission confirmation number upon successful delivery. humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/advance-passenger-information-system baseURL: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov tags: - Passenger - Travel - APIS - eAPIS - Manifest - Aviation properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/advance-passenger-information-system - type: Portal url: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov - aid: cbp:cbp-public-data-portal name: CBP Public Data Portal description: >- A free public resource providing downloadable statistical datasets used to generate charts and dashboards published on CBP.gov. Covers trade statistics, enforcement data, traveler and conveyance statistics, drug seizures, intellectual property rights seizures, and agriculture enforcement data. humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-public-data-portal baseURL: https://www.cbp.gov tags: - Statistics - Trade Data - Open Data - Enforcement - Datasets properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-public-data-portal - type: TradeStatistics url: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/trade common: - type: Website url: https://www.cbp.gov - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated - type: GitHubOrg url: https://github.com/US-CBP - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/customs-and-border-protection - type: Blog url: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom - type: Pricing url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-faq - type: StatusPage url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-support - type: X url: https://x.com/CBP - type: Plans url: plans/cbp-plans-pricing.yml - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/cbp-rate-limits.yml - type: FinOps url: finops/cbp-finops.yml maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com