U.S. Customs and Border Protection

US ports of exit for Canadian declarations

Goods that travel through the United States on their way to Canada are declared with the US port they left through. Each port has a four-digit code. There are 428; every one is below, by state, with the CBSA office across the border where there is one.

US port codes
428
face a CBSA office across the border
74
are airports
56
are named for a courier, such as UPS, FedEx or DHL
26
Map of Canada and the United States with the US ports of exit marked
US ports of exit at their city, and the CBSA offices across the border. Select a dot for its codes. Not on the map: Hawaii 6, Puerto Rico 6, US Virgin Islands 4, 5901 Norfolk/Mobile/Charleston. Each office sits at its town and each US port at its city, not at a street address. Map data: Natural Earth.

All ports by state

Alabama3

Alaska11

Arizona8

Arkansas1

California38

Colorado3

Connecticut4

Delaware1

District of Columbia1

Florida30

Georgia3

Hawaii6

Idaho3

Illinois9

Indiana3

Iowa1

Kansas1

Kentucky3

Louisiana6

Maine18

Maryland5

Massachusetts11

Michigan19

Minnesota10

Mississippi4

Missouri4

Montana16

Nebraska1

Nevada2

New Hampshire2

New Jersey8

New Mexico4

New York22

North Carolina5

North Dakota22

Ohio10

Oklahoma2

Oregon5

Pennsylvania9

Puerto Rico6

Rhode Island3

South Carolina5

Tennessee6

Texas34

US Virgin Islands4

Utah1

Vermont7

Virginia5

Washington34

West Virginia1

Wisconsin7

More than one state

Good to know

  • US port of exit

    Which US port. CBSA defines it as the US port where the truck or train crosses into Canada, or the one nearest to where it crosses. For goods sent by ship or plane, it is the US port where they were loaded.

  • 1001

    Courier shipments. Low-value courier shipments name 1001, New York, as the US port of exit.

Questions

What is a US port of exit code?

The four-digit code of the US port goods left the United States through on their way to Canada. A Canadian declaration names it for goods from the United States.

When does a Canadian declaration need the US port of exit?

For goods exported from the United States, above a minimum value. It is the US port where the goods crossed into Canada, or where they were loaded on a ship or plane.

Which US port do courier shipments use?

Low-value courier shipments name 1001, New York.

How many US port of exit codes are there?

428, in every state with a port of entry, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Sources: Ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Memorandum D17-1-10, Coding of Customs Accounting Documents, Canada Border Services Agency; Directory of CBSA offices and services, Canada Border Services Agency.

Which US port faces which CBSA office is matched by location; neither agency publishes it as a list.

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