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April 2024, question 68

Valuation, Appraisement and Duty Assessment · Antidumping and countervailing duties

CBP initiates an investigation of a claim that an importer of merchandise within the scope of antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders is evading those orders. Through its investigation, CBP decides there is reasonable suspicion that the importer has entered covered merchandise into the customs territory of the U.S. through evasion. Which of the following actions would CBP NOT take after deciding there is reasonable suspicion of evasion?

  1. Notify the Department of Commerce of its decision that there is reasonable suspicion and ask the Department of Commerce to identify the applicable AD/CVD assessment rates for the covered merchandise.
  2. Suspend the liquidation of each unliquidated entry of the covered merchandise that entered on or after the date the investigation was initiated.
  3. Extend the period of liquidation for each unliquidated entry of covered merchandise that entered before the date the investigation was initiated.
  4. Notify parties to the investigation of its decision that there is reasonable suspicion within five business days of taking any interim measures and provide parties to the investigation with a public version of the administrative record as of that date.
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CBP's answer: A. A: Notify the Department of Commerce of its decision that there is reasonable suspicion and ask the Department of Commerce to identify the applicable AD/CVD assessment rates for the covered merchandise.

CBP keyed A as the step it would not take. After a reasonable suspicion finding, CBP suspends liquidation of entries on or after initiation, extends liquidation of earlier unliquidated entries, may require more security, and sends notice to the parties within five business days. Asking Commerce to identify assessment rates is not among the interim measures listed in 165.24.

Suspend the liquidation of each unliquidated entry of such covered merchandise that entered on or after the date of the initiation of the investigation 19 CFR 165.24(b)(1)(i)
Extend the period for liquidating each unliquidated entry of such covered merchandise that entered before the date of the initiation of the investigation 19 CFR 165.24(b)(1)(ii)
CBP will issue a notice of this decision to the parties to the investigation within five business days after taking interim measures 19 CFR 165.24(c)

Search for: reasonable suspicion interim measures evasion

CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 165.24

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).