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Form 6059B – Customs Declaration Guide

Anyone importing goods into the United States must complete the CBP Form 6059B. This form is essential for anyone bringing goods into the United States. It will help you avoid any delays or extra paperwork at customs. This form allows travelers the ability to accurately declare all items that are subject to duty fees. This allows customs agents to determine the appropriate taxes and fees for imported goods. This guide will help you quickly complete the CBP form 6059B prior to your next trip, so you can easily breeze through customs.

What’s Included

CBP Customs Form 6059B Overview
Understanding Form 6059B
Information about eligibility for CBP Form 6059B

How to complete the US Customs Form 60059B
Step-by-step instructions
FinCEN 105 Report Information

Additional Information

Visa Eligibility Information
List of Documents Required
Information about Filing Fees
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
List of all USCIS Offices in the Nation
Directory of U.S. Consulates and Embassies
How to get the most recent United States immigration forms

Additional Information

Only questions marked “Optional” does not need to be completed.

If you are unable to complete the online application once started, you can save a partial application and complete it within 30 days.

You can upload a digital image with your online application, or bring a picture with you to the embassy when going for your interview.

All answers must be done in English with the use of English letters and characters

Additional information such as the purpose of your visit.

What is the US CBP Form 6059B?

Any person entering the country legally must fill out a customs form listing all their belongings. This form is used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Anyone arriving in the United States will need to fill out a Customs Declaration. This form allows you to track all items that are brought into the country. The form should be completed by each arriving traveller and their responsible family members. The form will ask about fruits, vegetables and other food items. It also includes information about animals, germs, disease agents, soil, etc. It is also necessary to indicate if you have ever had contact with livestock or if you are carrying large amounts of money. To ensure that you can get through customs quickly, this form must be completed. This will help keep everyone safe. This form warns travelers that anyone tries to import merchandise into the United States without a license to use intellectual property rights could face criminal and civil sanctions and risk to their safety and well-being. In minutes, our professional document maker makes it simple to create a Cbp form 6059b.

These are the Most Common Uses

CBP Declaration Form 6059B gives information to U.S. Customs and Borders Protection regarding the traveler. This includes where they were before arriving in the United States and what they intend to bring into the country. If you are traveling with your immediate family, one form is required.

CBP Form 6059B Components

The Customs Declaration form can be filled out with your name, contact information and passport number. You can also include information about countries visited prior to arrival. The OMB control number 1651-0009

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Instructions for completing the CBP Form 6059B step-by-step

For CBP Form 6059B Customs Declaration, you must include the following information:

First name, middle name
Birth date
How many family members are travelling with you?
Address in the United States
Country where passports are issued
Passport number
Country of residence
Before the United States arrived, other countries were visited
Name of the airline/flight number
It doesn’t really matter if you were on a business trip.
Declare whether or not you are bringing:

Fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, food, insects
Meats, animal products, and animal/wildlife items
Cell cultures, disease agents, and snails
Do you remember working in soil?
You might have been in close proximity to livestock
No matter how many monetary and currency instruments you own, you can still carry them above $10,000.
You are selling commercial merchandise (goods that are not personal effects).
S. residents: Total value of all goods purchased abroad
For visitors/non-residents: Total value of all articles that will remain in the U.S.
Signature – This is to confirm that you have read and understood the information on the reverse side of the document.

Also, indicate any items that you need to declare on the reverse side. Gifts should be valued at retail.

CBP officers will make the decision on duty. Regularly, the duty-free exemption of $800 is granted to items brought in with U.S. citizens. Visitors usually receive an exemption of $100. The current duty rate will apply for the first $1,000 above the exemption.

If you have more money than $10,000, you must file a FinCEN 105 Report.

It is generally prohibited to enter controlled substances, obscene articles or toxic substances.