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April 2024, question 56

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

  1. Any university or college with a experimental or scientific need.
  2. U.S. Department of Agriculture
  3. The American Beekeeping Federation with a license from the U.S. Foreign Agriculture Service
  4. Any importer with a certificate of quota eligibility or foreign government export permit as honeybees are subject to quota.
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CBP's answer: B. B: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Honeybees from any country may be imported by the Department of Agriculture for experimental or scientific purposes. All other importations are prohibited unless the bees come from a country the Secretary has found free of dangerous bee diseases. So only USDA can import without exception (B).

Honeybees from any country may be imported into the U.S. by the Department of Agriculture for experimental or scientific purposes. 19 CFR 12.32(a)

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 12.32

Question and key from CBP's April 2024 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).