U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Bureau Requirements
Implementation of the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002 brought about the establishment of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March 2003, under which four organizations originally trained to pursue diverse missions — the U.S. Border Patrol and the inspection functions of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the former U.S. Customs Service — were integrated into a new parent organization called the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Bureau.

Representing the unification of every federal agency tasked with border enforcement, protection, and inspection, the CBP is now tasked with facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel while presenting “one face” in the fight to protect our Nation’s borders, at and between, our official ports of entry. Additional information may be found at the CBP web site: www.cbp.gov, or by calling (281) 230-4642.