# Land Border Inspection Fee

**Agency:** Homeland Security  
**Account:** Land Border Inspection Fee  
**Source document:** Customs and Border Protection · p. 9  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/homeland-security/land-border-inspection-fee  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 86.0 |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | 119.6 |
| FY2027 | request | 127.5 |

The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.


## Homeland Security discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $91.40B, FY2026 $88.60B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

The Land Border Inspection Fee (LBIF) is collected to recover the cost of implementing Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) at land ports of entry (POE). These programs provide participants with expedited processing, after undergoing advanced screening. Fee Authority: The Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1991 (Pub. Law 101-515), as codified in 8 U.S.C. 1356(q), authorizes the establishment, by regulation, of not more than 96 projects under which a fee may be charged and collected for inspection services provided at one or more land ports of entry. Fees collected through these pilot programs are deposited into the LBIF account. LBIF is intended to recover the full costs incurred by operating the TTP at land border POE. Fee Uses: Collections from the LBIF fund the salaries and benefits of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers supporting the TTPs, as well as operational and maintenance costs for the TTPs, including NEXUS Highway and Air, Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), and Free and Secure Trade Program (FAST). These programs help to improve the targeting, screening, and apprehension of high-risk international travelers, thereby preventing potential terrorist attacks and criminal activities while expediting the processing of legitimate travelers. NEXUS is a joint program with the Canadian Border Services Agency that allows pre-screened travelers expedited processing when entering the United States and Canada for land, air, and marine crossings. FAST is a Border Accord Initiative between the United States, Mexico, and Canada for commercial vehicles designed to ensure security and safety while enhancing the economic prosperity of each country. Canada receives quarterly payments for its portion of the NEXUS and FAST. The collections and disbursements to Canada are reported within the LBIF account.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Homeland Security › Customs and Border Protection › Land Border Inspection Fee


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*