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April 2025, question 56

Entry / Entry Summary · Foreign-trade zones, warehouses and in-bond

Upon arrival at a subzone or zone site of a conveyance containing foreign merchandise, which of the following is NOT a foreign trade zone operator's responsibility for direct delivery?

  1. Check the condition of any seal affixed to the conveyance, and if broken, missing, or improperly affixed, notify the port director and receive instructions before unloading the merchandise.
  2. Sign and date the in-bond or cartage documentation to accept responsibility for the merchandise under the Foreign Trade Zone Operator's Bond and to relieve the carrier of responsibility.
  3. Notify the consignee by annotation on the Customs Form 214, when the entire contents of a shipment have been admitted.
  4. Forward the in-bond or cartage documentation so as to reach the port director within two working days after the date of arrival of the conveyance at the subzone or zone site.
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CBP's answer: C. C: Notify the consignee by annotation on the Customs Form 214, when the entire contents of a shipment have been admitted.

Section 146.40(a) lists the operator's duties on arrival: collect the documents, check seals, check quantities, sign and date the documents, forward them within 2 working days, keep a file of open manifests, and notify the port director on Customs Form 214 when the entire shipment has been admitted. The notice goes to the port director, not the consignee, so C is the item that is not the operator's duty.

Notify the port director, by annotation on the Customs Form 214, when the entire contents of a shipment have been admitted. 19 CFR 146.40(a)(7)

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 146.40

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).