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Customs clearance at Fort Lauderdale International Airport
Fort Lauderdale International Airport files under CBP port code 5210. Broward County has two ports of entry, this one and Port Everglades at 5203, and they are separate on the paperwork even though they are minutes apart on the map. Air freight here runs on the same unforgiving clock as any airport: the entry needs to exist before the aircraft does.
- CBP port code
- 5210
- CBP district
- 52
- Official CBP name
- Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Broward has two ports of entry, not one
Port Everglades is 5203 and this airport is 5210. An importer in Fort Lauderdale who brings in both ocean and air freight is filing under two port codes, in the same city, in the same CBP district. Neither code is a variant of the other.
If your records show one code for everything arriving in Fort Lauderdale, something is being filed against the wrong port, and that is the sort of inconsistency that invites a question later.
Filing here without a desk at the airport
A licensed customs broker holding the national permit may conduct customs business in any district, and air entries move through ACE like any other. What a broker needs at an airport is not a counter, it is the airway bill early enough to file before arrival.
Send the airway bill and the commercial invoice at booking. Airline storage is the clock that costs money here, and it starts whether or not your documents are ready.
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FAQ
What is the CBP port code for Fort Lauderdale International Airport?
5210. Port Everglades, the seaport in the same city, is 5203. They are separate ports of entry.
Should my Fort Lauderdale air freight be filed under the Port Everglades code?
No. The airport has its own port code, 5210, and air entries are filed against it. Filing air freight under a seaport code is a correction waiting to happen.
Do you file at Fort Lauderdale regularly?
Yes, under filer code EWV. Under the national permit a licensed broker files in any US district, and South Florida is our home market on both coasts of it.
Two codes, one county
If you import into Fort Lauderdale by both air and ocean, you are filing under 5210 and 5203. Send us what you have and we will make sure each shipment goes against the right one.
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