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 (648 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 flag image is recorded as Flag of the United States Customs Service.svg^[8].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's item operated is recorded as United States border preclearance^[9].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's item operated is recorded as Container Security Initiative^[10].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's logo image is recorded as U.S. Customs and Border Protection logo.png^[11].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's seal image is recorded as Seal of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.png^[12].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's chief executive officer is recorded as Rodney Scott^[14].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ISNI is recorded as 0000000086173818^[15].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124686829^[16].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004040772^[17].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's IMDb ID is recorded as co0310954^[18].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Border Patrol^[19].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's child organization or unit is recorded as CBP Air and Marine Operations^[20].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Field Operations^[21].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[22].
• +2003-03-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[23].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038r8p^[24].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2010564149^[25].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2010564146^[26].
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Homeland Security^[27].

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Founding

+2003-03-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[23].

Identity

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CBP'}^[28].

Leadership

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's chief executive officer is recorded as Rodney Scott^[14].

Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Homeland Security^[27]. Subsidiaries include United States Border Patrol^[19], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1924^[31], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[32]; CBP Air and Marine Operations^[20], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 2006^[35]; and Office of Field Operations^[21], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[36], in United States^[37].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for U.S. Customs and Border Protection include CBP One^[38], a mobile app^[39].

Why It Matters

U.S. Customs and Border Protection ranks in the top 10% of customs_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include CBP One^[38], a mobile app^[39].