Quota, Penalties and Other Agency Requirements: practice questions · page 3

51.What would the proposed penalty amount be under the following facts? In a negligence case brought against an importer of seamless, steel pipe from China that was subject to Section 301 duties of 15% ad valorem, the loss of revenue is $300,000.00. The entered value of the pipe is $500,000.00. The domestic value is $900,000.00. CBP has decided to proceed with the issuance of a pre-penalty notice alleging negligent violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1592. The importer has not made a prior disclosure.

52.What is the civil fine for a first violation under 19 U.S.C. 1526(f) and 19 CFR 133.27 on any person who directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation of merchandise for sale or public distribution that bears a counterfeit mark resulting in a seizure of the merchandise?

53.Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

54.Which section of the Customs Regulations states the general exceptions to the marking requirements?

55.When an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entry summary is in TRADE control status, which of the following actions is NOT available?

56.The annual Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) limit for beef from Argentina is 20,000,000 KG. The quota period is an annual quota that begins on January 1st. A filer entered beef from Argentina as a type 02 quota entry. Quota was allocated and the entry received a presentation date of July 1, 2025. On September 1, 2025, the filer realized that the quantity of the beef was not accurately recorded, and more beef was imported than originally claimed on the entry. The quota filled on August 1, 2025. The entry has not liquidated. Of the options below, what is the best action the filer could take?

57.Which of the following is NOT a method for establishing tariff-rate and absolute quotas?

58.Operations incidental to the assembly process whether performed before, during, or after assembly, do not constitute further fabrication, and will not preclude the application of the exemption. The following are examples of operations which are incidental to the assembly process EXCEPT:

59.Unless a formal entry or entry by appraisement is required, a mail entry on CBP Form ________ shall be issued and forwarded with the package to the postmaster for delivery to the addressee and collection of any duties in the same manner as for any other mail package subject to Customs treatment.

60.Petitions for relief from seizures must be filed within _________ from the date of mailing of the notice of seizure.

61.In response to the issuance of which CBP Form, or its electronic equivalent, may Center directors accept certificates of marking supported by samples of marked articles from importers or from actual owners to certify that marking of the country of origin on imported articles has been accomplished?

62.When reporting an absolute quota that is not eligible for immediate release, which three of the five conditions listed below must be met before the presentation date and time may be determined for the commodity for the first entry submission? 1. Before arrival the entry summary must be reviewed by CBP. 2. The entry summary must be on file. 3. The entry summary must be marked “Admissible – Quota Rejected” 4. The entry summary must be paid or scheduled to be paid on statement. 5. The shipment must have arrived in the United States. 6. The shipment must be released by Customs.

63.In what publication does CBP publish a notice listing any trademarks and Lever-rule protection granted by CBP upon the approval of an application by a trademark-holder?

64.Which of the following importations does NOT require a permit issued by Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS)? The importation is not from either Canada or Mexico.

65.A Cargo Declaration must state all the following EXCEPT:

66.For General Order (GO) merchandise regularly landed but not covered by a permit for its release is authorized to remain at the place of unlading until the 15th calendar day after landing. If an entry has not been made for the merchandise, the owner, operator of an imported vehicle or agent must notify CBP no later than 20 calendar days after landing, a monetary penalty will be assessed. What is the greatest penalty amount per bill of lading that can be assessed?

67.For a first violation, from which value will CBP derive the assessed amount of a civil fine under 19 U.S.C. 1526(f) against any person who directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation of merchandise for sale or public distribution that bears a counterfeit mark resulting in a seizure of the merchandise?

68.Which regulatory section provides the certificate of origin language to be used by an importer to contend that an article detained under the purview of section 307, Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 307) as products produced by forced labor was not mined, produced, or manufactured in any part with the use of a class of labor specified in Section 307?

69.If CBP receives a closure request with proof that an entry filed under entry summary type 23 was exported within the legal timeframe, and Center personnel determine the merchandise met the associated requirements of that entry type, what actions will be taken by CBP?

70.Under the degrees of culpability under Section 592, a violation is considered fraudulent when:

71.On May 15, 2025, CBP Headquarters issued public notice that 116,000 dozen brooms of broom corn classifiable under subheadings 9603.10.40 to 9603.10.60 have been entered or withdrawn for consumption and that the quota is nearing fulfillment. Such brooms are covered by a tariff-rate quota. Your customs brokerage client has 6,000 dozen broom corn brooms, valued at $0.95 each, arriving July 9, 2025, from India. The brooms are country of origin India. Your client does not want to enter any brooms into a bonded warehouse. There is no harbor maintenance fee. You calculate the merchandise processing fee (MPF) to be $236.94. Based on this fact pattern, which of the following best describes the applicable entry process when a tariff-rate quota is nearing fulfillment?

72.Which regulation specifies the length of time an authorized agent filing Import Security Filing (ISF) must retain the power of attorney agreement?

73.Which of the following statements is FALSE with respect to petitions for relief submitted under section 618 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended?

74.ATC Imports hires Fry Customs Brokers to file an entry for imported carpets subject to a tariff-rate quota. CBP Officer James inadvertently releases the merchandise before the proper presentation of the entry summary, and the quota is nearing fulfillment. The port director has decided to issue liquidated damages. Which of the facts below would justify the port director's decision?

75.Which of the following statements is TRUE under the following facts? On September 1, 2022, a broker filed a type 02 entry for a shipment from England of 4,000 kilograms of tobacco under 2401.10.63 with 23.9 cents per kilogram duty. Concurrently, the broker filed the entry summary data and scheduled payment on a daily statement with a payment date of September 13, 2022. The release date is September 1, 2022, as the tobacco quota for the United Kingdom was not full. By September 13, 2022, the unliquidated entry summary is in accepted status, CBP control, and fully paid. On October 18, 2022, the importer requested that the broker file a post-summary correction the next day to adjust the value of the entry summary because the invoice was in British Pounds and the foreign currency was not converted to U.S. Dollars before the broker reported entered value on the entry summary.