U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is a customs agency^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of customs_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (847 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection is in the country of United States^[3].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's instance of is recorded as customs agency^[4].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's instance of is recorded as federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[5].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's instance of is recorded as border guard^[6].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's instance of is recorded as revenue service^[7].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's item operated is recorded as United States border preclearance^[8].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's item operated is recorded as Container Security Initiative^[9].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[10].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's chief executive officer is recorded as Rodney Scott^[11].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Border Patrol^[12].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's child organization or unit is recorded as CBP Air and Marine Operations^[13].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Field Operations^[14].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[15].
• March 1, 2003 marks the founding of U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[16].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Homeland Security^[17].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's official website is recorded as https://www.cbp.gov/^[18].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[19].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Commons gallery is recorded as U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[20].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection^[21].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's participant in is recorded as killing of Renée Good^[22].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's replaces is recorded as United States Immigration and Naturalization Service^[23].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's replaces is recorded as United States Customs Service^[24].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CBP'}^[25].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's different from is recorded as United States Customs Service^[26].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's different from is recorded as United States Citizenship and Immigration Services^[27].

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Founding

March 1, 2003 marks the founding of U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[16].

Identity

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CBP'}^[25].

Leadership

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's chief executive officer is recorded as Rodney Scott^[11].

Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Homeland Security^[17]. Subsidiaries include United States Border Patrol^[12], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1924^[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[31]; CBP Air and Marine Operations^[13], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 2006^[34]; and Office of Field Operations^[14], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[35], in United States^[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for U.S. Customs and Border Protection include CBP One^[37], a mobile app^[38].

Why It Matters

U.S. Customs and Border Protection ranks in the top 10% of customs_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (847 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include CBP One^[37], a mobile app^[38].