CBP Form 5106 (06/26): how to file the Create/Update Importer Identity Form
Sent to CBP (usually through your customs broker), or created in the ACE portal. Needed before your first entry as importer of record.
- Agency
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Where it applies
- US federal
- How it's filed
- Paper form, mailed
- Fee
- Free
- How long it takes
- Up to 5 business days.
When the owner is abroad
A U.S. entity uses its EIN in block 1B. Officers in block 3J give a passport number instead of an SSN; Placetta leaves those for the officer to write by hand.
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| 1A | Importer/Business/Private Party Name |
| 1B | Number typeIRS Employer Identification Number (EIN) / Requesting a CBP-Assigned Number |
| 1B | EIN |
| 1D | DIV/AKA/DBA name |
| 1G | Type of companyCorporation / Partnership / LLC / Sole Proprietorship |
| 1H | Entries you plan to file in a year1-4 per year / 5-24 per year / 25 or more per year |
| 1I | How the number will be usedImporter of Record / Consignee/Ultimate Consignee |
| 2A | Mailing address: street address 1 |
| 2A | City |
| 2A | State/Province |
| 2A | Zip code |
| 2A | Country ISO code |
| 2A | The address in 2A is aCorporate Office / Warehouse / Retail Location / Office Building / Business Service Center |
| 2C | Phone number |
| 2E | Email address |
| 2F | Website |
| 3A | Brief business description |
| 3B | 6-digit NAICS code |
| 3C | D-U-N-S number |
| 3E | Year established |
| 3J | Officer: company position title |
| 3J | Officer: last name |
| 3J | Officer: first name |
| 3J | Officer: direct phone number |
| 3J | Officer: direct email |
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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