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April 2025, question 42
Entry / Entry Summary · Customs bonds
Regarding bonds, which of the following responsibilities is a responsibility of the surety?
- Serving as the beneficiary of the bond
- Obtaining a bond as necessary
- Paying all revenue due even if it exceeds the bond amount
- Submitting bonds to CBP on behalf of the parties to the bond
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CBP's answer: D. D: Submitting bonds to CBP on behalf of the parties to the bond
The ACE business rules list the surety's responsibilities: submitting bonds to CBP on behalf of the parties to the bond, paying revenue due only up to the bond amount, and paying liquidated damages up to the bond amount. So D is right, and C is wrong because the surety pays only up to the bond amount. CBP cites section 3.3; in the pinned v12.0 the surety list sits in section 3.4.
Submitting bonds to CBP on behalf of the parties to the bond ACE BRPD Section 3.4
Paying revenue due (for example, unpaid estimated & liquidated duties, taxes, and ACE BRPD Section 3.4
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Question and key from CBP's April 2025 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).