Customs Brokerage Rates
August 18th, 2025 Update
New rates will take effect September 18th, 2025, for select shipments cleared within the UPS® Global Freight Forwarding network.
2026 Rate Information for International Forwarding Shipments
View 2026 customs brokerage rate* updates**, applicable by country
North America
United States
The following changes will take effect September 18th, 2025, for imports into the United States cleared by UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Customers affected by these changes will see it on their brokerage fee schedule.
- Entry preparation fees for air and ocean imports will increase by $5.00 per entry
- Entry preparation fees for ground imports will increase by $1.50 per entry
- Where applicable, a disbursement fee of 3.5% (minimum of $14.00) will apply to outlays on a client behalf
Refer to the UPS Customs Billing Glossary of Terms for a complete description of these fees.
Canada
The following changes will take effect December 23, 2024 for imports into Canada cleared by UPS SCS, Inc.:
- Entry base fees will increase by 4.9%
- Where applicable, the following fees will change or apply:
- Fee Description
- Fee Increase
- Advance disbursement fee (ADF)
- 3%, minimum CAD10.00 (new minimum)
- Paper invoice fee
- CAD7.50
- Freight paying charges
- A new schedule will apply. Contact your UPS representative for a copy
Latin America
The following changes will take effect on January 6, 2025.
2025 brokerage entry fees per country per entry
- Country
- Country
- Currency
- Fee Increase (per entry)
- Mexico
- Air import and export
- MXP
- By 6.60
- Argentina
- Air import
- USD
- By 30.00
- Argentina
- Air export
- USD
- By 15.00
- Argentina
- Ocean import and export
- USD
- By 50.00
- Colombia
- Ocean and air import and export
- USD
- By 10.00
- Costa Rica
- Air import and export
- USD
- By 3.75
- Costa Rica
- Ocean LC import and export
- USD
- By 0.70
- Costa Rica
- Ocean FCL import and export
- USD
- By 5.70
- Costa Rica
- Ground import and export
- USD
- By 4.25
- Guatemala
- All import and export (air/ocean/ground)
- USD
- By 5.00
Asia Pacific
The following changes will take effect on January 1, 2025 for Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
2025 brokerage entry fees per country per entry
- Country
- Country
- Currency
- Fee Increase (per entry)
- South Korea
- Ocean import and export
- KRW
- By 10,000.00
- Taiwan
- Air import and export
- TWD
- By 100.00
- Taiwan
- Ocean import and export
- TWD
- By 150.00
- Vietnam
- Ocean and air import and export
- USD
- By 5.00
Please note brokerage entry fees for air imports to and exports from Thailand increased by THB150.00 on October 1, 2024.
*All rates are in United States currency unless otherwise specified
**The impact of these changes on your costs will vary according to your service characteristics and the terms of your UPS agreement. Contact your UPS representative for additional information.