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  1. 51.At the time of entry summary filing, Entry type 23 requires which of the following to be presented to Customs and Border Protection?

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    Correct answer: d) A declaration that the articles are not to be put to any other use and that they are not imported for sale on approval.

    Reference: 19 CFR 10.31(a)(3)(iii)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2022

  2. 52.Using the provided calendar and facts, calculate 1) the date duties, taxes, and fees were DUE after customs release; 2) the last day to file a trade preference claim under the U.S.-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) under 19 U.S.C. 1520(d) for a refund of excess duties paid; and 3) the last day to file a protest under 19 U.S.C. 1514 for a claim unrelated to a USMCA trade preference claim. • The importer imported merchandise from Mexico. • Entry line 001 was for merchandise that was not eligible for a duty preference claim and the value of the merchandise included an assist that had been fully apportioned on entries made during 2023. • Entry line 002 was for merchandise upon which a duty preference claim was made at the time of entry under the USMCA; however the blanket certificate of origin for the merchandise had expired on January 1, 2024. • Date of Import: January 8, 2024 • Date of Entry: January 9, 2024 • Date entry summary was filed and duties paid: January 19, 2024 • Pending Liquidation Date: November 22, 2024 • A CBP Import Specialist reviewed the entry and denied the preference claim by issuing a CBP Form 29 Notice of Action. The importer did not contest the notice of action. • Actual liquidation date: March 15, 2024 when the Import Specialist processed the rate advance which generated a bill for the duty due. The importer wants to file a protest for the merchandise on line 001 for a refund of the duty paid on the assist that was inadvertently included, and the importer wants to file a post-entry claim for the USMCA duty preference claim that was denied.

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    Correct answer: b) January 24, 2024; January 8, 2025; September 11, 2024

    Reference: 19 CFR 142.12(b); 19 CFR 182.31; 19 CFR 171.12(e)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024

  3. 53.In which of the following situations may merchandise covered by a warehouse entry and accounted for using direct identification be stored in multiple locations within the warehouse?

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    Correct answer: b) When the proprietor's inventory control system specifically identifies all locations where merchandise for each entry is stored and quantity in each location.

    Reference: 19 CFR 19.4(b)(8)(i)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025

  4. 54.Use the provided calendar and the following entry record information to determine the answer with the correct dates in order for 1) entry filing due date, 2) final possible post- summary correction (PSC) submission date without an extension, and 3) final protest submission date. If any single date in the series is incorrect, the entire answer is incorrect. • The shipment is of commercial goods whose entered value exceeds $2,500.00, and it arrived at the port of entry on February 15, 2024. • The date of entry is the same date that the broker filed entry and is February 16, 2024. • Broker filed entry summary and paid the amount due on March 4, 2024. • Broker filed a PSC on April 15, 2024, requesting a refund and accelerated liquidation. CBP disagreed in part with the PSC, and the entry liquidated on April 26, 2024.

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    Correct answer: a) March 1, 2024; December 12, 2024; October 23, 2024

    Reference: 19 CFR 141.5; ACE BRPD, Chapter 6; 19 CFR 174.12(e)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024

  5. 55.A filer submits an in-bond application of an Immediate Transportation (IT) entry for a warehouse withdrawal. If the shipment takes longer than 30-days transit time to be transported, to whom would the filer submit a written extension request?

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    Correct answer: c) Port Director of the destination or port of exportation

    Reference: 19 CFR 18.1(i)(2)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024

  6. 56.Which entry type CANNOT be flagged for reconciliation?

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    Correct answer: d) Entry type 11

    Reference: ACE BRPD Chapter 10

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2023

  7. 57.An importer wants to import switchblade knives. When the importer contacts a broker for assistance with making entry, what should the broker relay as to the permissibility of importing switchblades?

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    Correct answer: a) Importation of a switchblade knife with a 2-inch blade is permitted when transported in the possession of an amputee with only one arm.

    Reference: 19 CFR 12.95 - 12.98

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2025

  8. 58.Under which situation below would HTSUS General Notes 3(e)(v) apply?

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    Correct answer: c) Merchandise was exported from Houston, TX on December 30, 2014, and arrived in Panama City, Republic of Panama, on January 10, 2015. The merchandise remained in possession of the carrier at the shipping terminal where the sale was canceled. The merchandise was returned to Houston, TX on February 6, 2015.

    Reference: HTSUS General Note 3 (e)(v) articles that are exported to the US which are returned within 45 days after such exportation from the US as undeliverable and which have not left the custody of the carrier or foreign customs service are not goods subject to the provisions of the tariff schedule.

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2018

  9. 59.Domestic status may be granted to any of the following types of merchandise in a Foreign Trade Zone, EXCEPT:

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    Correct answer: d) Merchandise that is previously imported from France, on which applicable duties, taxes, or fees have not been paid.

    Reference: 19 CFR 146.43

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2025

  10. 60.Absolute Quota merchandise imported in excess of the admissible quantity must be disposed of using an approved method. Which of the following is not an approved method of disposal?

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    Correct answer: c) Enter into the U. S. Commerce

    Reference: 19 CFR 132.5(c)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2018

  11. 61.When is the earliest date a continuous bond application may be filed if the requested effective date is March 1, 2025?

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    Correct answer: a) 60 days prior to the effective date

    Reference: 19 CFR 113.26(a)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024

  12. 62.Who may import honeybees from any country without exception for experimental or scientific purposes?

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    Correct answer: b) U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Reference: 19 CFR 12.32

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024

  13. 63.Which of the following statements best describes the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)?

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    Correct answer: c) The TSCA governs the importation into the customs territory of the U.S. of a chemical substance in bulk form or as part of a mixture, and articles containing a chemical substance or mixture.

    Reference: 19 CFR 12.118

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024

  14. 64.Which of the following classifications and duty rates would correctly be listed on the entry summary for an importation on December 1, 2024 of the following merchandise? The merchandise is a scale model of a 1938 Chevy 3100 pickup truck in red. Commonly known as the “Christmas truck,” this model is intended for individuals 15 years of age and up. The model was die-cast in pieces in Germany of a zinc-aluminum alloy. The zinc was smelt in Germany and the aluminum was smelt in the Russian Federation. The pieces were assembled with welding into the full model trucks and painted in China. The bottom of the truck is stamped “Assembled in China from components of Germany and Russia.”

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    Correct answer: a) 9503.00.00/Free

    Reference: HTSUS General Note 3(b); HTSUS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 19(a)(iii); HTSUS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 20(u)(i), HTSUS 9503.00.00; HTSUS 9903.88.16; HTSUS 9903.85.68

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025

  15. 65.Merchandise in may be entered for warehouse from a foreign trade zone.

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    Correct answer: c) Nonprivileged Foreign Status imported 3 years ago

    Reference: 19 CFR 146.64

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2023

  16. 66.An importer is owed a refund of duties, taxes, and fees on an entry, but wants the refund to be mailed in care of its broker. The broker's importer number was reported on the corresponding CBP Form 7501, Entry Summary, in the designated section. What form must the importer use to authorize the mailing of the refund check to its broker?

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    Correct answer: a) CBP Form 4811, Special Address Notification

    Reference: 19 CFR 24.36; 19 CFR 141.61(d)(3)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024

  17. 67.A transfer of merchandise from a Foreign Trade Zone at one port of entry to another port will be by bonded carrier, under an entry for immediate transportation on _________________.

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    Correct answer: b) CBP Form 7512

    Reference: 19CFR146.66(b)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2019

  18. 68.From which date is the five (5) years calculated for the total period of time for which merchandise entered for warehouse may remain in a bonded warehouse?

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    Correct answer: c) Date of import

    Reference: 19 CFR 144.5

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2023

  19. 69.A foreign trade zone operator discovers missing merchandise from a lot within the zone. If a consumption entry was filed, the missing merchandise would have been subject to $500.00 in duties and taxes. What is the minimum amount of shortage in quantity of merchandise in a lot that requires a zone operator to file a written report to the port director immediately upon discovery?

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    Correct answer: a) 1%

    Reference: 19 CFR 146.53(a)(3)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024

  20. 70.An entry for warehouse was filed in 2025. Liquidation of the entry was never suspended or extended. When is the warehouse entry deemed liquidated by operation of law at the rate of duty, value, quantity, and amount of duties asserted by the importer of record?

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    Correct answer: b) One year from the date of final withdrawal of all merchandise covered by the warehouse entry

    Reference: 19 CFR 159.11(a); 19 CFR 144.5

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2025

  21. 71.________________ allows for delivery of merchandise to a Foreign Trade Zone without prior application and approval on CBP form 214.

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    Correct answer: e) Direct delivery

    Reference: 19CDR146.39

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2019

  22. 72.A single entry bond was filed with an entry. What shall the port director do if a broker fails to file the entry summary in a timely manner?

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    Correct answer: b) Make a demand for liquidated damages in the amount of the bond.

    Reference: 19 CFR 142.15

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024

  23. 73.Which of the following data elements of an entry summary (CBP Form 7501) may not be changed through the submission of a Post-Summary Correction (PSC)?

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    Correct answer: c) Port of entry

    Reference: ACE Business Rule 6.4; ACE Business Rule 6.5

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024

  24. 74.When evaluating an application for Lever-rule protection against gray market articles in accordance with 19 CFR 133.2(e), which of the following is NOT a physical and material difference that CBP may consider between articles authorized for importation or sale in the United States and those not so authorized?

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    Correct answer: c) The retail price of the product authorized for sale in the United States and the retail price of the unauthorized gray market product.

    Reference: 19 CFR 133.2(e)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2026

  25. 75.A principal is permitted to file drawback claims under the exporter's summary procedure and the principal’s claims are paid prior to final determination. The bond for that principle must include an agreement that contains all of the following conditions except:

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    Correct answer: b) The principal agrees to provide proof of export upon request

    Reference: 19 CFR 113.65

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2018