Customs clearance at Port Everglades

Port Everglades files under CBP port code 5203. It is the fifteenth busiest container port in the United States, it sits about twenty five miles up the coast from PortMiami, and it is a completely separate port of entry with its own code. Importers who move freight through both are filing under two codes, and mixing them up is one of the more common paperwork corrections in South Florida.

CBP port code: 5203
CBP district: 52
Official CBP name: Port Everglades, Florida

Two ports, twenty five miles apart, and not interchangeable

PortMiami is 5201 and in CBP district 52. Port Everglades is 5203 and also in district 52. Same district, same metropolitan area, different ports of entry. Your carrier chooses which one your container lands at, and your entry has to name the right one.

This matters most to importers who use more than one carrier, because the same product from the same supplier can arrive at either port depending on the service booked. We ask which port before anything else for exactly this reason.

Ten terminal operators, and your free time depends on which one you are on

Port Everglades works with ten terminal operators. As at any port, free time, gate hours and appointment systems are set by the terminal and the carrier, not by CBP, so customs release and the demurrage clock are two different things running in parallel.

A container can be released by customs and still be accruing demurrage because nobody arranged the truck. Tell us the terminal along with the bill of lading and we will tell you what your actual deadline is.

A petroleum port as well as a container port

Port Everglades is one of the busiest petroleum ports in the country, with seventeen petroleum terminals and pipeline companies in its jurisdiction and more than fifteen million gallons of energy products moving through daily. That trade sits alongside the container business rather than replacing it.

For a container importer the practical effect is simply that this is a working industrial port with heavy vehicle traffic and its own rhythms, not a quiet secondary gateway.

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FAQ

What is the CBP port code for Port Everglades?

5203. It is in CBP district 52, the same district as PortMiami, which is 5201. Same district, different port of entry.

Is Port Everglades the same as Fort Lauderdale airport for customs?

No. Port Everglades is 5203 and Fort Lauderdale International Airport is 5210. They are minutes apart physically and they are separate ports of entry with separate codes.

My container went to Everglades instead of PortMiami. Does that change anything?

It changes the port code on the entry, the terminal your trucker collects from and the free time you are working against. It does not change who can file it: we file at both, every week, under the same filer code.

Do you have an office at Port Everglades?

No, and under the national permit none is needed. A licensed customs broker may conduct customs business in any district and entries move through ACE rather than across a counter. What matters is how regularly a broker files at your port, and we file at 5203 regularly.

Tell us which of the two ports it is

PortMiami and Port Everglades are different ports of entry with different codes and different terminals. Send the bill of lading and we will confirm which one you are on and what the entry needs.

The market it serves

Fort Lauderdale

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