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Wild Horse Port to Resume Winter Hours - Port Hours Return to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 1

Release Date
Fri, 09/26/2014

WILD HORSE, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations would like to remind travelers the port of Wild Horse, Montana, will resume winter hours on Wednesday, October 1.

The port of Wild Horse, Montana, will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Because Wild Horse, Montana, is a permit port, a permit is required to import commercial merchandise into the U.S. through this port. The Great Falls Area Port is ready to review applications and issue permits for commercial merchandise to be imported into the U.S.  Permits require advance approval by the Great Falls Area Port.  Contact the Supervisory Entry Officer at 406-453-7631 for more information.

The closest commercial ports are Sweetgrass, MT and Raymond, MT. They are open 24 hours per day, all year. The port of Raymond, located north of Plentywood on Highway 16, is approximately 300 miles east of Wild Horse. The port of Sweetgrass, located on Interstate 15 north of Shelby, is about 100 miles west of Wild Horse.  Permits are not required to import commercial merchandise into the U.S. through Raymond or Sweetgrass.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021