US CUSTOMS ISSUES REVISED LIST OF USER-FEE AIRPORTS
U.S. Customs has issued its revised list of user-fee airports — those which do not have on-site Customs officers, but occasionally receive international flights.
Customs’ rules require that passengers and cargo aboard international flights be processed and inspected at the first port of landing in the United States.
Since these airports are designated to be “international airports” by Customs, they must pay an annual flat fee for Customs to inspect flights from overseas.
The 36 airports Customs has designated with user-fee status are listed in the Federal Register at
http://frwebgate3.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=638253535+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve.