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April 2024, question 65
Entry / Entry Summary · Restricted merchandise and intellectual property
Which one of the following types of merchandise must be seized upon importation and delivered to the nearest United States Secret Service representative?
- Metal die stamps containing the likeness of a toonie, a $2 dollar coin of Canadian currency.
- A movie film containing matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the United States.
- Matches manufactured with white phosphorus.
- Switchblade knives that do not qualify for an exception under 15 USC 1244.
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CBP's answer: A. A: Metal die stamps containing the likeness of a toonie, a $2 dollar coin of Canadian currency.
Under 12.48(a), devices in the likeness of any coin of the United States or a foreign country, and plates, dies or other apparatus that could be used to make them, must be seized and delivered to the nearest Secret Service representative. Die stamps with the likeness of a Canadian coin fit that rule (A). The film, white phosphorus matches and switchblades fall under other regulations.
or plates, dies, or other apparatus which may be used in making any of the foregoing, when brought into the United States, shall be seized, and delivered to the nearest representative of the United States Secret Service 19 CFR 12.48(a)
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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 12.48(a)
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).