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April 2025, question 46

Entry / Entry Summary · Entry and release

Which ONE of the following scenarios qualify to pass free of duty and tax pursuant to 19 CFR 145.31 without preparing an entry as provided for in 19 CFR 145.12? The merchandise is not subject to quota.

  1. B-C Customs Brokers, on behalf of nominal consignee, Kushi, an online retailer organized and based in India, files a manifest as the entry document for a container of 1000 packages addressed to the 1000 U.S. purchasers of sets of jade figurines (figurines of semiprecious stones) which retail for the equivalent of $799.00 per set in India and sold for $879.00 per set to the U.S. purchasers in the U.S.
  2. B-C Customs Brokers files a CBP Form 7501 as the entry/entry summary for the second installment of a multi-installment shipment with a value of $2,400.00 imported by one person with all installments on a single invoice and arriving eight days after the first installment.
  3. A self-filer, Big Box Retailer, files a manifest as the entry document on 100 high demand items with a fair retail value under $800.00 each that it hopes to sell shortly after customs release to 100 unique customers.
  4. B-C Customs Brokers on behalf of BB Manufacturing files its weekly paperwork to withdraw merchandise from BB Manufacturing’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Each shipment to each individual customer is valued under $800.00 at the time of entry. The aggregate value of the merchandise when it entered the FTZ exceeded $800.00.
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CBP's answer: A. A: B-C Customs Brokers, on behalf of nominal consignee, Kushi, an online retailer organized and based in India, files a manifest as the entry document for a container of 1000 packages addressed to the 1000 U.S. purchasers of sets of jade figurines (figurines of semiprecious stones) which retail for the equivalent of $799.00 per set in India and sold for $879.00 per set to the U.S. purchasers in the U.S.

Section 145.31 passes free of duty and tax, without an entry under 145.12, packages with an aggregate fair retail value in the country of shipment of not over $800. The jade sets retail for $799 in India, so the value test is met even though they are sold to U.S. buyers for $879. The other scenarios fail because a 7501 is filed, the retail value is measured in the U.S. for resale, or the FTZ merchandise's aggregate value exceeded $800.

packages containing merchandise having an aggregate fair retail value in the country of shipment of not over $800 19 CFR 145.31

Search for: Importations not over $800 in value

CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 145.31

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).