76.Which of the following would NOT be a consideration of the port director for approval of an application for deactivation of a foreign trade zone site (FTZ)?
Correct answer: d) Underutilization of the FTZ.
Reference: 19 CFR 146.7(b)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025
77.If an entry summary is not filed timely, CBP will immediately demand liquidated damages in which of the amounts listed below?
Correct answer: a) If a single transaction bond, the entire amount of the single transaction bond
Reference: 19 CFR 142.15
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2022
78.The in-bond application must include the HTSUS code using at least _____ digits.
Correct answer: c) 6
Reference: 19CFR18.1
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2019
79.What must a port director do if an entry summary for a shipment of commercial goods greater than $2,500 in value secured by a single entry bond is NOT filed timely?
Correct answer: c) Demand liquidated damages for the bond amount.
Reference: 19 CFR 142.15
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2025
80.To which of the following actions may merchandise admitted to a Foreign Trade Zone in zone-restricted status be subjected?
Correct answer: d) Exportation from the United States
Reference: 19 CFR 146.44(a)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2026
81.Upon periodic review of bond sufficiency, if CBP determines that a bond is inadequate and notifies the principal and surety in writing on April 26, 2023, what is the last day upon which the deficiency must be remedied or the principal faces additional consequences?
Correct answer: b) May 11, 2023
Reference: 19 CFR 111.13(c)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2023
82.Broker B's client wants to export 3,000 men's shirts upon which it paid duty, taxes, and fees at the time of importation by transferring the merchandise to a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). On proper application by Broker B, what zone status must the merchandise transferred to the FTZ have to be considered exported for purposes of drawback?
Correct answer: c) Zone restricted Status
Reference: 19 CFR 190.181; 19 CFR 190.182; 19 CFR 146.44
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024
83.You come across a shipment of old canceled United States postage stamps. Which provision addresses importation of United States postage stamps?
Correct answer: c) 19 CFR 12.48
Reference: 19 CFR 12.48
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025
84.The operator of a foreign trade zone has _____ calendar days to prepare an annual reconciliation report after the end of the zone/subzone year, unless the port director authorizes an extension for reasonable cause.
Correct answer: c) 90
Reference: 19 CFR 146.25(a)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024
85.Which of the following Chapter 98 provisions has a Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) requirement?
Correct answer: e) Subheading 9802.00.60, HTSUS
Reference: 19 CFR § 24.23(c)(1)(i), 19 CFR § 24.23(c)(2)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2021
86.Upon arrival at a subzone or zone site of a conveyance containing foreign merchandise, which of the following is NOT a foreign trade zone operator's responsibility for direct delivery?
Correct answer: c) Notify the consignee by annotation on the Customs Form 214, when the entire contents of a shipment have been admitted.
Reference: 19 CFR 146.40
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025
87.What is the earliest possible time that duties and the liability for their payment accrue on imported commercial goods arriving by vessel?
Correct answer: a) Upon arrival of the importing vessel within a Customs port of entry with the intent then and there to unlade.
Reference: 19 CFR 141.1
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024
88.Which of the following is NOT a basic importation and entry bond condition in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations?
Correct answer: a) Agreement to submit to Federal mediation in the event of a dispute
Reference: 19 CFR 113.62
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2023
89.Which of the following is a TRUE statement regarding the principles governing the classification of goods in the tariff schedule?
Correct answer: e) For legal purposes, classification is determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes, while the table of contents, alphabetical index, and titles of sections, chapters and sub-chapters are provided for ease of reference.
Reference: GRIs 1 and 6
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2023
90.Which of the following best defines a domestic material?
Correct answer: a) A material whose country of origin is the same as the country in which the good is produced.
Reference: 19 CFR 102.1(d)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2026
91.Unless exempted, when the final withdrawal of merchandise relating to a specific warehouse entry, general order, or seizure occurs, the warehouse proprietor must file the permit file folder or activity summary report with CBP within ___________ after the final withdrawal. There is no exemption present.
Correct answer: b) 30 calendar days
Reference: 19 CFR 19.12(d)(4)(ii)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025
92.Yellow Submarine Brokerage (YSB), a Customs broker with filer code YS1 assisted its importer client, Classy Duds, in obtaining bond No. 24C001ZZZ (bond), pictured above. For which ONE of the following entries will Bond No. 24C001ZZZ be effective?
Correct answer: b) YSB receives documents for Classy Duds regarding an ocean shipment of commercial goods valued at $500,000.00 on January 31, 2024. The ocean shipment is due to arrive in ten (10) days. It arrives as scheduled and clears.
Reference: 19 CFR 113.26(c)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024
93.Where in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) can the definition of the "Customs Territory of the United States" be found?
Correct answer: d) General Notes (GN) to the HTSUS
Reference: General Note 2 (GN 2) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2023
94.A _______________ is used to apply for admission of merchandise into a Foreign Trade Zone.
Correct answer: b) CBP Form 214
Reference: 19 CFR 146.32
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2018
95.Regarding bonds, which of the following responsibilities is a responsibility of the surety?
Correct answer: d) Submitting bonds to CBP on behalf of the parties to the bond
Reference: ACE Business Rules and Process Document v. 12 Section 3.3
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2025
96.What is the current rate of the Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)?
Correct answer: a) 0.125 percent
Reference: 19 CFR 24.24(a)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of May 2024
97.Which of the following mail articles are not subject to examination or inspection by Customs?
Correct answer: c) Diplomatic pouches bearing the official seal of France and certified as only containing documents
Reference: 19 CFR 145.38 & 145.1, 145.2, 145.37(c) and 145.40
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of April 2018
98.Which piece of information is NOT a requirement on a commercial invoice?
Correct answer: b) An itemized list by name and amount of packing, cases, containers, and inland freight to the port of exportation, if included in the invoice price, and so identified
Reference: 19 CFR § 141.83(c), 19 CFR § 141.86(a)(1), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9), j
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2021
99.With regards to a Foreign Trade Zone, the term ______________ refers to a person or firm using a zone or subzone for storage, handling, or processing of merchandise.
Correct answer: c) User
Reference: 19 CFR § 146.1
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2021
100.Which of the following answer choices meets the minimum quantity requirements for merchandise that may be withdrawn from a bonded warehouse without special authorization from the Commissioner of Customs?
Correct answer: a) Bulk merchandise that weighs 3 tons, of a total of 6 tons.
Reference: 19 CFR 144.33
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2024