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October 2025, question 44

Entry / Entry Summary · Entry and release

What must a port director do if an entry summary for a shipment of commercial goods greater than $2,500 in value secured by a single entry bond is NOT filed timely?

  1. Issue a warning and allow additional time for filing.
  2. Seize the merchandise until the entry summary is filed.
  3. Demand liquidated damages for the bond amount.
  4. Limit the importer's ability to file future entries.
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CBP's answer: C. C: Demand liquidated damages for the bond amount.

Section 142.15 says that if the entry summary is not filed timely, the port director must make an immediate demand for liquidated damages in the entire amount of the bond when a single entry bond is used (C).

the port director shall make an immediate demand for liquidated damages in the entire amount of the bond in the case of a single entry bond 19 CFR 142.15

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 142.15

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).