Entry and Entry Summary: practice questions · page 2

26.How long does an importer have to file an application with the Port Director for abatement or refund of duties resulting from the destruction of merchandise in an accidental fire while located in a Customs Bonded Warehouse?

27.Within how many business days after the arrival of any portion of an in-bond shipment at the port of destination or the port of exportation must CBP be notified via a CBP- approved electronic data interface (EDI) system that the merchandise has arrived?

28.A nominal consignee is unable to secure the services of a broker to make entry on his behalf. What option is available to the nominal consignee?

29.Which CBP Form may be used for giving power of attorney (POA) to transact customs business?

30.Which ONE of the following scenarios qualify to pass free of duty and tax pursuant to 19 CFR 145.31 without preparing an entry as provided for in 19 CFR 145.12? The merchandise is not subject to quota.

31.Hagen Industries Limited (“Hagen”) imported two containers of 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Poland, and is identified as the consignee on the bill of lading for the shipment. The puzzles were transported to the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach by vessel. Twenty (20) calendar days after arrival and unlading at the port, no entry had been filed for the puzzles. The port director properly took custody of both containers and deposited them in a general order warehouse at Hagen’s expense. How long from the date of importation can the puzzles remain in the warehouse before they become subject to sale?

32.What status designation should be applied to merchandise taken into a Foreign Trade Zone for the sole purpose of exportation, destruction or storage?

33.Which of the following is used to identify and trace merchandise within a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)?

34.For a first violation, Customs and Border Protection may impose a civil fine on any person who directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation of merchandise seized for bearing counterfeit marks in the amount of:

35.Which motor vehicles may be imported by any person and do not have to be shown in compliance with emissions requirements before they are entitled to admissibility?

36.An individual who qualifies as an importer of record under 19 USC 1484 may authorize an unpaid agent to enter merchandise on their behalf, so long as ___________________.

37.What type of rejected merchandise is eligible for substitution drawback under 19 CFR 190.45?

38.There are eleven classes of Customs warehouses. What would be the correct class number for “duty-free stores”?

39.Which one of the forms below is used to apply to manipulate imported merchandise?

40.Merchandise that is not subject to a quantitative or tariff-rate quota is entered into a bonded warehouse located at the Port of Miami, on October 2, 2017. Subsequently, this merchandise is withdrawn from warehouse and covered by an entry for immediate transportation, which CBP accepts on October 16, 2017. The merchandise is then transported to the Port of Omaha, the port designated by the consignee, and arrives within the port limits on October 18, 2017. Entry documentation for consumption is filed in proper form and CBP authorizes the release of merchandise on October 19, 2017. Finally, entry summary for the merchandise is filed on October 20, 2017. What rate of duty applies to this merchandise?

41.Importer Sunny Solar Panels filed an entry for a shipment that arrived in the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport on March 1, 2020. Sunny Solar Panels filed an entry summary on March 3, 2020, and tendered all duties, taxes, and fees owed. The merchandise was released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody on March 3, 2020. CBP liquidated the entry on January 22, 2021. Upon reviewing the liquidation, Sunny Solar Panels realized that due to a clerical error they overpaid harbor maintenance fees. What is the deadline for Sunny Solar Panels to file a protest?

42.How long can merchandise be stored in a class 2 bonded warehouse?

43.A principal will be transporting goods arriving by truck from Mexico. These goods will be entered into a Bonded Warehouse temporarily, and then entered into the Commerce of the United States. All of the following statements are true, EXCEPT:

44.In which General Note (GN) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) Implementation Act found?

45.Which one of the following matters is NOT subject to protest under 19 USC 1514?

46.Calendar above provided for reference. What is the effective date of the termination of a bond under the following circumstances? On August 29, 2023 a broker, as the principal on its bond, emailed a written letter signed by the broker and dated August 28, 2023, to CBP’s Revenue Division requesting that its bond with its surety be terminated. The broker did not include a termination date in its written request. CBP received the email request and letter on August 29, 2023.

47.Your client wants to transport a shipment of imported avocados from the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach to the Port of San Francisco, without appraisal or payment of duties. Which ONE of the provisions listed below governs this requested in-bond transportation?

48.Which of the following is NOT a factor which is indicative of a broker showing a lack of supervision or lack of working knowledge of Customs procedures?

49.A drawback claimant must furnish a properly executed drawback bond if approved for _____ privilege.

50.The following types of evidence of right to make entry for importations by common carrier when merchandise is not released directly to the carrier are acceptable types of evidence EXCEPT: