# CBP

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/cbp/  
**Website:** https://www.cbp.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 4

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).

## Kin Score — 25.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 25.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 11.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 20.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (4)

- **AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API** — A web service that allows certified third-party applications to query Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings previously submitted to AESDirect via HTTP POST. Returns shipme...
- **AESDirect WebLink Submission API** — 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-...
- **Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) — EDI / ABI** — 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 ...
- **eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information System** — 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, ...

## Security (1)

- **Cbp Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Cbp Plans Pricing**

## Tags

US Government, Trade, Customs, Import, Export, Border Protection, Tariff, Manifests

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/cbp/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.