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October 2025, question 29

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PB Creations, Inc. (PB) is the importer of record and consignee for an entry of peanut butter from Argentina that is subject to an absolute quota. On Sunday, May 31, 2025, at 8:00 am, Eastern AH Brokers, the authorized broker for PB, filed an error-free entry and entry summary in CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and scheduled payment of estimated duties via statement. The shipment is due to arrive at the Customs port of Baltimore, Maryland, on June 1, 2025. The shipment actually arrives at the port of Baltimore on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 12:03 pm Eastern, based on the manifest information filed in ACE. AH Brokers pays the statement on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 5:00 pm Eastern. Based on this fact pattern, which of the date and time combinations below is the correct presentation date establishing quota priority for the entry of peanut butter from Argentina?

  1. June 1, 2025 at 8:30 am Eastern
  2. June 2, 2025 at 12:03 pm Eastern
  3. June 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm Eastern
  4. June 13, 2025 at 8:30 am Eastern
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CBP's answer: B. B: June 2, 2025 at 12:03 pm Eastern

Section 132.11a sets the quota time of presentation. An entry/entry summary filed with a valid scheduled statement date counts under (a)(2), but a filing made before the goods arrive within the port limits cannot count before arrival: under (b) presentation is fixed only after the importing carrier arrives. The shipment arrived June 2 at 12:03 pm, which CBP keyed (B). Paying the statement on June 12 or June 13 does not set the priority.

if the entry/entry summary information and a valid scheduled statement date have been successfully received by Customs via the Automated Broker Interface 19 CFR 132.11a(a)(2)
the time of presentation of the entry summary for consumption shall be the time estimated duties are deposited after the importing carrier arrives within the port limits 19 CFR 132.11a(b)

Search for: Before arrival of merchandise

CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 132.11a

Question and key from CBP's October 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).