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contacts for this news release

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Atlanta Field Office is updating the trade community and traveling public on the status of the ports of entry in the Southeastern United States. Please monitor the www.cbp.gov website for updates and additional information.

There are no port closures at this time.

The following ports are open for all CBP passenger, trade and cargo operations.

• Port of Charleston (Seaport)
• Port of Morehead City, NC (Seaport)
• Port of Wilmington, NC (Seaport)
• Port of Savannah, GA (Seaport)
• Port of Brunswick, GA (Seaport)
• Port of Norfolk, VA (Seaport)
• Port of Newport News, VA (Seaport)
• Port of Richmond, VA (Seaport)

Private Vessels
Private boaters arriving in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia must continue to report by calling the nearest port of entry. Reports of arrival may be made at any of the following ports of entry. Upon report of arrival a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer will provide further instructions regarding designated reporting locations and entry processing. The boat must be made available for possible boarding at the time of the report.

Ports of Entry:

• Newport News, Virginia
  (757) 245-6470 (24 hr)
• Norfolk, Virginia
  (757) 533-4211 (8 am to 5 pm)
  (757) 533-4218 (after hrs reporting)
• Richmond, Virginia
  (804) 226-9675 (24 hr)
• Beaufort/Morehead City, North Carolina
  (252) 726-5845 (24 hr)
• Wilmington, North Carolina
  (910) 772-5900 (24 hr)
• Charleston, South Carolina
  (843) 579-6524 (24 hr)
• Port of Savannah, Georgia
  (912) 232-7507 (24 hr)
• Port of Brunswick, Georgia
  (912) 262-6692 (8 am to 5 pm)
  (912) 262-1173 (after hrs reporting)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control, and protection of our Nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.