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Entry and Entry Summary: practice questions · page 5

  1. 101.Which of the following is TRUE with respect to an underpayment or overpayment of duties, taxes, and fees determined upon reliquidation of an entry?

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    Correct answer: d) CBP will refund a $15.42 overpayment on a reliquidated entry, reliquidated upon approval of a protest filed by the importer of record in which the importer indicated in the protest that it requested refunds of all amounts.

    Reference: 19 CFR 173.3; 19 CFR 159.6

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

  2. 102.Which of the following actions can CBP take when merchandise and its container are marked such that the country of origin is not in English and contains unrecognizable symbols and characters? The merchandise is required to be marked in accordance with 19 USC 1304 and CBP regulations.

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    Correct answer: d) CBP sends a CBP Form 29, Notice of Action, to assesses additional duty of 10% of the final appraised value.

    Reference: 19 CFR 134.2

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

  3. 103.Which of the following is NOT an example of a good "wholly obtained or produced" in the United States?

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    Correct answer: d) A car assembled in Ohio using imported parts.

    Reference: 19 CFR 102.1(g)

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

  4. 104.An importer would like to submit a classification ruling request to CBP to determine the correct Harmonized Tariff Schedule provision for a new product. To whom must the ruling request letter be addressed?

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    Correct answer: d) Director, National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, US Customs and Border Protection, 201 Varick St., Ste.501 New York, NY

    Reference: 19 CFR § 177.2(a)

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2021

  5. 105.The General System of Preference (GSP) value content requirement includes which of the following elements to determine whether a particular good qualifies under the program?

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    Correct answer: c) Cost or value of originating materials plus direct costs of processing that are not less than or equal to 35% of the appraised value of the good.

    Reference: HTSUS Gen Note 4 (b)(ii)

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

  6. 106.Unless an extension is granted, generally the total period of time that merchandise subject to duty may remain in a bonded warehouse is:

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    Correct answer: d) Five (5) years from the date of importation

    Reference: 19 U.S.C. § 1557; 19 C.F.R. § 144.5

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

  7. 107.Importer ABC Inc. is importing widgets from Canada to the United States. The company hires LMN Logistics, a freight forwarder (FF), to move the widgets from Vancouver, BC to Seattle, WA. LMN Logistics contracts with licensed Customs broker, XYZ Brokers, in Seattle to file the Customs entry. Which entity does NOT have the right to make entry?

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    Correct answer: b) LMN Logistics

    Reference: Right to Make Entry Directive 3530-002A

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

  8. 108.Which of the following abbreviations or alternate spellings is unacceptable according to regulations found in 19 CFR 134?

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    Correct answer: c) Ita for Italy

    Reference: 19 CFR 134.45

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

  9. 109.Calendar above provided for reference. On October 2, 2023, a broker pre-filed the entry and entry summary data creating a Type 01 consumption entry for a shipment. Upon arrival, the shipment cleared establishing the date of entry as October 3, 2023. Payment was scheduled for October 12, 2023, which is also the entry summary filing date. CBP rejected the entry on October 12, 2023. What is the last day on which revised entry summary information can be timely resubmitted?

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    Correct answer: d) October 18, 2023

    Reference: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Business Rules and Process Document (BRPD) Section 1.14

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

  10. 110.If a Center Director extends the liquidation of an entry, the official notice of extension and reasons for the extension will be posted on www.cbp.gov. What is the minimum timeframe that the notice of extension must be maintained on www.cbp.gov?

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    Correct answer: d) 15 months

    Reference: 19 CFR 159.12(a)-(b)

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

  11. 111.A licensed and permitted customs broker has elected statement processing for paying the duties, taxes, and fees on entry summaries on behalf of its clients and upon entries for which the broker acts as importer of record. On February 5, 2025, the broker transmits four entry summaries for four different clients to CBP. The cargo is released, and the entry date is also February 5, 2025. The broker put the duty payment on periodic daily statement. Using the above calendar, what is the last date upon which the statement can be designated for processing?

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    Correct answer: b) February 20, 2025

    Reference: 19 CFR 24.25; 19 CFR 24.25(e); ACE Business Rules and Process Document Section 19.4

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

  12. 112.All of the following statements are true, EXCEPT:

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    Correct answer: e) A broker may authorize certain carriers to receive merchandise for transportation in bond from one port to another.

    Reference: 19CFR112.11(a)

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

  13. 113.A surety may terminate its agreement to accept future obligations under a bond, with or without the consent of the principal, with reasonable notice of the termination made in compliance with the methods provided in 19 CFR, Part 113. Absent proof to CBP that a shorter time frame is reasonable under the facts and circumstances, how many days constitute reasonable notice for bond termination from the terminating surety to the principal and CBP?

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    Correct answer: d) 30 days

    Reference: 19 CFR 113.27(b)

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

  14. 114.A broker’s client calls and informs the broker that the client has a vase from Egypt that they want to import. The vase was purchased from a bazaar vendor. The picture from the client raises concerns that the vase may be very old and, perhaps, archaeological material. What regulatory provision addresses whether such a shipment might be subject to import restrictions?

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    Correct answer: d) 19 CFR 12.104g

    Reference: 19 CFR 12.104g

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

  15. 115.Upon proper application, what Zone status will be given to merchandise taken into a Foreign Trade Zone for the sole purpose of exportation, destruction, or storage?

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    Correct answer: d) Zone-restricted status

    Reference: 19 CFR 146.41, 19 CFR 146.42, 19 CFR 146.43, 19 CFR 146.44, 19 CFR 146.1

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

  16. 116.Importer has a contract with Kitchen Sink Surety Co. (Kitchen Sink) for a continuous bond. Importer is terminating its relationship with its current broker and is hiring a new broker effective April 15, 2024, and before its next shipment due June 1, 2024. The new broker does not have an existing relationship with Kitchen Sink but has its bond with Best Surety Co. (Best). What changes will need to be made to Importer’s continuous bond contract with Kitchen Sink when Importer terminates its relationship with its current broker and hires the new broker?

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    Correct answer: d) No changes to the existing bond contract are required and Importer as the principal, Kitchen Sink as the surety, and CBP as the beneficiary will remain intact.

    Reference: ACE BRPD Chapter 3

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

  17. 117.What is the time frame during which an amendment to an electronically-filed protest may be accepted? The protest is for one entry. The protest is undecided.

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    Correct answer: d) One hundred, eighty (180) days from the date of liquidation or re-liquidation of the protested entry.

    Reference: ACE BRPD Section 11.9

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

  18. 118.Which ONE of the statements below regarding the admissibility of merchandise into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) is TRUE?

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    Correct answer: b) Prohibited merchandise may not be admitted into a FTZ. Conditionally admissible merchandise may be admitted into a FTZ if permitted by the regulations of the Federal agency concerned.

    Reference: 19 CFR 146.31

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

  19. 119.For a filer to submit a post-summary correction (PSC), the original entry summary or previously filed PSC must meet the following criteria:

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    Correct answer: d) Entry summary must be in accepted status, cannot be under a CBP review, must be in CBP control, must be fully paid, and cannot be liquidated.

    Reference: ACE BRPD Chapter 6, Section 6.2

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

  20. 120.Using the formula (Previous 12 months ((duties+taxes+fees) multiplied by 10 percent) rounded up by increments of $10,000 up to $100,000 and then by increments of $100,000 with a minimum of $50,000), what is the minimum bond amount in the following scenario? A footwear importer is establishing a new continuous bond. The importer imported a total value of $9,412,039.00 during the prior 12 months. The importer's expectation is that it will have a steady increase of 10 percent in import value in each of the next five (5) years, which will result in an increase in duties and taxes and fees paid. The importer paid $1,120,032.64 in duty for the previous 12 months and $44,368.35 in taxes and fees over the same time period.

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    Correct answer: d) $200,000.00

    Reference: 19 CFR 113.13 and ACE BRPD Chapter 3

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

  21. 121.Of the forms listed below exclusive of other documents which may be required, which Customs Form will Wilson Customs Broker and Freight Forwarder complete to facilitate the in-bond movement of cargo from Argentina arriving by aircraft at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, where it will be exported to Saudi Arabia via aircraft?

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    Correct answer: c) Customs Form 7512

    Reference: 19 CFR 122.91; 19 CFR 122.92

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

  22. 122.If any CBP bond, except one given only for the production of free-entry or reduced-duty documents, has not been satisfied upon the expiration of __________days after liability has accrued under the bond, the matter will be reported to the Department of Justice for prosecution unless measures have been taken to file an application for relief or protest.

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    Correct answer: e) 180

    Reference: 19 CFR § 113.52

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2021

  23. 123.Broker ABC receives documents to clear an ocean shipment of $250,000 in ceramic plates. The invoice indicates that the merchandise was manufactured in South Korea. Broker ABC did not receive additional information regarding the country of origin before filing the entry summary and paying the duties, merchandise processing fee, and harbor maintenance fee. Upon receiving the proof of country of origin, Broker ABC filed a timely post importation claim under the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Upon liquidation, what will CBP refund?

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    Correct answer: b) The refund will be 100% of the duties and MPF only plus interest calculated from the date of payment to the date of liquidation.

    Reference: 19 CFR 24.3a; 19 CFR 24.23(c)(13); 19 CFR 24.24

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

  24. 124.Except when another period is fixed by law or regulations, any document for the production of which a bond or stipulation is given must be delivered within ______ days from the date of notice from CBP requesting such document, or within any extension of such time which may be granted pursuant to 19 CFR 133.43(a).

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    Correct answer: e) 120

    Reference: 19 CFR § 113.42

    Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, exam of October 2021

  25. 125.Within how many days does a bonded carrier have to report the arrival of any portion of an in-bond shipment at the port of destination or the port of exportation and what must be included in the report?

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    Correct answer: a) 2 business days, Facilities Information and Resource Management System code of the location of the merchandise within the port

    Reference: 19 CFR 18.1(j)

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