Summary of 

Performance and 

Financial Information

Fiscal Year 2015
U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) is 

responsible for securing 

America’s borders to protect 

the U.S. against 

terrorist threats and 

prevent the entry of 

inadmissible persons 

and contraband, while 

protecting lawful travel, trade, and immigration. CBP 

performs these missions with vigilance, integrity, and a 

commitment of service to country.

Mission: To safeguard America’s borders thereby 

protecting the public from dangerous people and 

materials while enhancing the Nation’s global economic 

competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel.

Service to the Public: The American people place trust and 

confidence in CBP to keep them safe, and CBP must ensure that its 

employees maintain the highest professional standards. CBP protects 

the American public from acts of terrorism by constant vigilance 

at, between, and beyond ports of entry. CBP protects American 

businesses and workers by ensuring travelers and goods move 

safely and efficiently across our borders; immigrants and visitors 

are properly documented; and customs, immigration, trade laws, 

regulations, and agreements are enforced.

Leadership: R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner

Budget Authority: $15.6 Billion

 Total employees: 59,472

 Total revenue: $45.8 billion

 Total assets: $16.2 billion

 Total net position: $9.4 billion

 Total net cost of operations: $13.3 billion

 Total budgetary resources: $19.5 billion

 Ports of entry: 328

 Preclearance locations: 16

 Border Patrol sectors: 20

 Air units: 40

 Marine units: 71

 Trade entries processed: 32.9 million

 Illegal narcotics seized: 2.2 million pounds

 Illegal alien apprehensions between ports of entry: 337,117

 Inadmissible aliens interdicted at ports of entry: 255,342

 Pedestrians and passengers processed: 383 million

 Conveyances processed: 118 million

 Aircraft passengers processed: 112 million

 Prohibited plant and animal materials seized at ports of entry: 

1,659,907

 Agricultural plants and pests intercepted at ports of entry: 

171,434

Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Statistical Highlights:

Established: CBP was formally established in 2003.

What We Do: 

Ethos: We are the guardians of our Nation’s 

borders. We are America’s frontline. We safeguard the 

American homeland at and between our borders. We 

protect the American public against terrorists and 

the instruments of terror. We steadfastly enforce the 

laws of the United States while fostering our Nation’s 

economic security through lawful international 

trade and travel. We serve the American people with 

vigilance, integrity, and professionalism.

Jaye Williams, Chief Financial Officer
 U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) continues to work closely with strategic partners 

in Mexico to detect illicit tunnels that smuggle contraband or persons. In FY 

2015, USBP working with Mexican authorities, discovered tunnels in Nogales, 

AZ; Imperial Beach, CA; and near Chula Vista, CA.

 In response to the Ebola outbreak, CBP and the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention implemented enhanced screening protocols at the 

international airports in Atlanta, Chicago, Dulles, New York (JFK), and 

Newark. CBP provided the Ebola Crisis Action Team with mobile devices to 

provide near real-time information for targeting effectiveness as well as Ebola 

vessel and flight tracking. This technology facilitated the screening of selected 

passengers to minimize the public health risk.

 In February 2015, CBP and the Australian Customs and Border Protection 

Service signed the first Declaration of Principles to strengthen the sharing of 

information and requesting of exams using the Container Security Initiative 

Remote Targeting Platform. Commissioner Kerlikowske signed the declaration 

with Roman Quaedvlieg, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs 

and Border Protection Service. 

 On May 5, 2015, DHS (led by CBP) and the Tanzania Revenue Authority 

signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the exchange of customs 

expertise that serves as the foundation upon which Tanzania and the U.S. 

may collaborate to strengthen their customs interdiction and border security 

capabilities in wildlife trafficking and drug interdiction.

 On May 27, 2015, CBP advanced national security by establishing an interface 

between Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and Advance 

Passenger Information System (APIS) with the Depeartment of Defense Joint 

Interagency Task Force (JIATF) to send ESTA data collected from Visa Waiver 

Program travelers through the ESTA website. Daily ESTA and APIS files are 

now sent to JIATF. This enhances the ability to screen and more effectively 

identify travelers who pose a potential security risk to the homeland.

 In June 2015, CBP Commissioner Kerlikowske headed a delegation to 

Kazakhstan for the South and Central Asia Countering Violent Extremism 

Regional Conference. Ministers, senior government officials, and civil society 

representatives from South and Central Asian countries discussed ways to 

counter violent extremism within the framework of good governance and 

the rule of law. The summit facilitated the sharing of best practices and the 

development of concrete initiatives.

 On June 6, 2015, CBP worked with the New York State Police to search 

for two dangerous convicted murderers who escaped from the Clinton 

Correctional Facility in upstate New York. On June 26, an Air and Marine 

Operation (AMO) aircrew inserted a Border Patrol Tactical Unit team into 

the woods near Lake Titus, New York. A USBP agent then found, shot, and 

killed the first inmate. Two days later, a New York State Trooper shot and 

apprehended the second inmate, near the Canadian border. AMO’s efforts 

enabled fellow law enforcement authorities to make more informed decisions 

on the state-wide search.

 In FY 2015, CBP initiated a pilot program to process shipments, with data 

going to one system (ACE), rather than multiple systems owned by multiple 

agencies. This streamlined submission and processing allows agencies to more 

quickly and effectively determine what shipments pose a risk to U.S. security 

and commerce. 

 One of the most successful Mobile Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement 

Team (MIPET) missions during FY 2015 was Operation Super Fake. MIPET 

partnered with CBP’s Apparel, Footwear, and Textile Centers of Excellence and 

Expertise (CEE) and the Area Port of Cleveland to seize nearly 700 shipments 

of counterfeit NFL goods, worth a total of $13 million manufacturer 

suggested retail price.

FY 2015 Performance and Financial Summary

Goal Four - Promote Organizational 

Integration, Innovation, and Agility

 Mature CBP’s strategic resource 

management framework

 Optimize CBP’s organizational structure to 

ensure agile and efficient operations

 Strengthen CBP’s culture of unwavering 

integrity and professional growth

 Advance CBP mission effectiveness through 

transformative technologies and innovative 

business practices

Goal One - Counter Terrorism and 

Transnational Crime

 Understand the threat environment

 Enhance procedures and partnerships that 

will facilitate interagency and international 

border enforcement coordination

 Strengthen global supply chain security

Goal Two - Advance Comprehensive Border 

Security and Management

 Increase situational awareness of the air, 

land and maritime borders

 Detect, interdict and disrupt illegal crossborder activities

 Strengthen comprehensive trade 

enforcement

 Strengthen processes to conduct outbound 

enforcement and interdiction of travelers 

and cargo

 Advance a comprehensive, predictive 

targeting strategy to identify threats as early 

as possible

Goal Three - Enhance U.S. Economic 

Competitiveness by Enabling Lawful Trade 

and Travel

 Reduce costs for the U.S. Government 

and the trade and travel communities by 

streamlining processes in collaboration with 

public and private sector partners

 Promote harmonization throughout ports of 

entry and other U.S. Government agencies

 Expand risk-segmentation through advanced 

technology to enable low-risk trade and 

travel

Our Strategic Goals
Strategic Goal Performance Measure

FY 2014 FY 2015

Target Result Target Result Target 

Status

Goal 1 - Counter 

Terrorism and 

Transnational 

Crime

Percent of inbound cargo 

identified by CBP as 

potentially high-risk that is 

assessed or scanned prior 

to departure or at arrival at a 

U.S. port of entry

100% 99.22% 100% 99.76%

Goal 2 - Advance 

Comprehensive 

Border Security 

and Management

Percent of detected 

conventional aircraft 

incursions resolved along all 

borders of the United States

100% 98.8% 100% 99.3%

Percent of people 

apprehended multiple times 

along the Southwest Border

<=

17%

14% <=

17%

14%

Rate of interdiction 

effectiveness along the 

Southwest Border between 

ports of entry

77% 79.28% 80% 81.01%

Amount of smuggled 

outbound currency seized at 

the ports of entry (in millions)

$30 $37.7 $30 $37.6

Number of smuggled 

outbound weapons seized at 

the ports of entry

400 411 400 505

Goal 3 - Enhance 

U.S. Economic 

Competitiveness 

by Enabling Lawful 

Trade and Travel

Percent of import revenue 

successfully collected 100% 99.56% 100% 98.61%

Percent of imports compliant 

with applicable U.S. trade 

laws

97.5% 97.99% 97.5% 98.89%

Percent of cargo by value 

imported to the U.S. by 

participants in CBP trade 

partnership programs

59% 53.9% 54% 52.2%

Goal 4 - Promote 

Organizational 

Integration, 

Innovation and 

Agility

CBP does not have strategic performance measures that align to this strategic 

goal. This is a mission support goal. Per DHS guidance, mission support does not 

have strategic measures.

FY 2015 Performance and Financial Summary

Selected Financial Data FY 2014 FY 2015

Total Custodial Revenue $39.3 billion 41.5 billion

Total Assets $16.2 billion $16.2 billion

Total Liabilites $6.6 billion $6.8 billion

Net Cost of Operations $12.9 billion $13.3 billion

Category FY 2015 Audit Finding

Material Weaknesses Drawback of Duties, Taxes, and Fees

Information Technology (IT)

Significant Deficiencies Entry Process

Entity Level Controls 

The financial statements and footnotes appear in the “Financial Section” of the CBP PAR.

An independent audit of the CBP’s financial statements resulted in an unmodified audit opinion in FY 2015.

The financial statements have been audited by our independent auditor, KPMG LLP, 

and have been found to present fairly, in all material respects, CBP’s financial position.

Table 1: FY 2015 Performance by CBP Strategic Goal

Table 2: FY 2015 Financial Highlights

Table 3: FY 2015 Independent Audit Results

Fund Balance with 

Treasury 

Taxes, Duties, and Trade 

Receivables

General 

Property, Plant 

and Equipment

Other

40%

$6.5 Billion

6%

$903 Million

34%

$5.5 Billion

20%

$3.2 Billion

$16.2 

Billion

Total Assets

Due to the Treasury 

General Fund

Accrued 

Payroll and 

Benefits 

Other

Accounts Payable

47%

$3.2 Billion

7%

$478 Million Refunds Payable

2%

$164 Million

15%

$1 Billion

24%

$1.6 Billion

$6.8 

Billion

Total 

Liabilities

Injured Domestic 

Industries 

2%

$135 Million

Securing and 

Expediting Trade

Securing and 

Expediting 

Travel

Intelligence and 

Reporting 

Securing America's 

Borders

21%

$2.8 Billion

41%

$5.5 Billion

6%

$848 Million

32%

$4.2 Billion

$13.3 

Billion

Net Cost of 

Operations

Duties

Excise Taxes

Other

User Fees

88%

$36.3 Billion

4%

$1.5 Billion

<1%

$211 Million

8%

$3.4 Billion

$41.5 

Billion

Total 

Custodial 

Revenue
Statistical Highlights

What’s Next? The Commissioner’s Priorities for Fiscal Year 2016

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime

Terrorist and transnational criminal organizations are complex networks that demand CBP lead development 

of a well-informed, agile, and seamless whole-of government and global counter-network response. 

Enhancing transparency and collaboration with our operational partners will strengthen our ability to 

collect, analyze, and share intelligence and information. We must integrate capabilities to provide actionable 

intelligence, both tactical and strategic, to CBP officers and agents and our operational partners. We must 

also continue to extend the U.S. zone of security by strengthening our strategic international partnerships to 

address threats to the homeland as far from our physical borders as possible.

Advance Comprehensive Border Security and Management

CBP’s frontline personnel work tirelessly to safeguard the border. We must support them with pragmatic 

solutions and innovative approaches to enhance their safety as well as CBP’s risk-based approach to 

operations. Situational awareness is a foundational component to CBP’s risk-based operations. To better 

respond to emerging and evolving threats and conditions in the border environment, CBP must enhance its 

mobility and adaptability through partnerships with Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and international 

law enforcement agencies, as well as private industry.

Enhance U.S. Economic Competitiveness by Enabling Lawful Trade and Travel

Efficiently and effectively processing goods and people crossing our borders is crucial to promoting job 

growth and helping the private sector remain globally competitive today and in the future. CBP must 

continue streamlining processes to modernize and automate revenue collection, trade processes, passenger 

operations, and passport control. We must also enhance business processes to reduce the emphasis on 

administrative tasks, allowing our Officers to focus more on critical law enforcement, security, and 

compliance functions.

Promote Organizational Integration, Innovation, and Agility

Our people are CBP’s most valuable assets. We must continue to provide CBP’s 

entire workforce with the leadership, tools, and training they need. In addition, 

enhancing employee engagement as well as workforce diversity and inclusion 

are key enablers to fostering a culture of integrity that will sustain the public’s 

trust in CBP. For our leadership to effectively support our employees, we must 

optimize CBP’s decision making structures to enhance our agility. We must also 

support our employees’ health and safety with well-maintained and modernized 

technology, systems, and infrastructure.

For a complete version of CBP’s

Performance and Accountability Report,

visit our website at: www.cbp.gov
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