# United States Customs and Border Protection **Entity class:** United States federal agency **Aliases:** CBP **Parent:** Department of Homeland Security **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)** is the DHS component responsible for border security, ports of entry, customs enforcement, and related inspection and trade functions. It inherited parts of the former U.S. Customs Service and operates systems that exchange data with ICE and other agencies. ## Relationships - **data partner for:** [[wiki/Case Management and Analytics Platform|CMAP]], including seizure and other authorized operational records. - **identity and encounter environment:** [[wiki/Office of Biometric Identity Management|OBIM]], [[wiki/Treasury Enforcement Communications System|TECS]], and DHS border systems. - **regional intelligence partner:** [[wiki/El Paso Intelligence Center|EPIC]]. - **part of:** [[wiki/United States Department of Homeland Security|DHS]]. - **predecessor component:** [[wiki/United States Customs Service|United States Customs Service]]. - **systems:** [[wiki/Treasury Enforcement Communications System|TECS]] and [[wiki/Enforcement Integrated Database|EID]]. - **partner:** [[wiki/United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [CBP — About CBP](https://www.cbp.gov/about) - [[research/Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pattern Analysis and Information Collection (ICEPIC)|ICEPIC research dossier]]