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April 2024, question 59
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Which of the following is NOT a required field when a broker creates a blanket U.S. – Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA) certificate of origin (CBP Form 434) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal on behalf of an importer without an ACE portal account?
- Valid Date From and Valid Date To
- Manufacturers Identification Code (MID)
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Number
- Filer code and importer of record number
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CBP's answer: B. B: Manufacturers Identification Code (MID)
For a blanket USMCA certificate of origin in the ACE Portal, the mandatory fields are Date Valid From, Date Valid To, the HTS number, and the filer code and importer of record number when the broker acts for an importer without a portal account. A manufacturer identification code is not on that list (it is required for the other blanket records), so B is the field that is not required.
The following fields are mandatory to create a USMCA Certificate of Origin in the ACE Portal: 1. Date Valid From 2. Date Valid To 3. HTS # 4. Filer code and importer of record number ACE BRPD Section 4.4
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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).