# Customs and Border Protection

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/customs-and-border-protection/  
**Website:** https://www.cbp.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and contraband, protecting agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases, protecting intellectual property, and regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. CBP's primary trade automation systems are the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the Automated Export System (AES), AESDirect, the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS / eAPIS), and the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program. Trade integrations are predominantly delivered through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging via ACE, with a small set of CBP web services (e.g., the AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API) exposed for programmatic use.

## Kin Score — 15.0 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 15.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 7.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 18.5 (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

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **APIS / eAPIS** — The Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) collects pre-arrival and pre-departure manifest data on all passengers and crew members flown or sailed into and out of the Unite...
- **Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)** — ACE is the U.S. Single Window through which the trade community reports imports and exports and CBP and Partner Government Agencies determine admissibility. Trade users access A...
- **Automated Export System (AES)** — AES is the system through which exporters file Electronic Export Information (EEI) for goods leaving the United States. AES is integrated with ACE and supports both EDI filings ...
- **AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API** — The AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API allows authorized partners to programmatically query AESDirect filings. CBP provides separate certification (test) and production environments ...
- **Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS)** — ACAS requires inbound air carriers and other eligible parties to submit advance air cargo data to CBP for security risk-based screening prior to loading on aircraft destined for...

## Security (1)

- **Customs And Border Protection Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Customs And Border Protection Plans Pricing**

## Tags

ACE, ACAS, AES, AESDirect, Borders, Cargo, CBP, Customs, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, EDI, Export, Federal-Government, Imports, International Trade, Manifests, Single Window, Trade Compliance

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