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October 2025, question 65
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Speedy Imports received three shipments of adhesives exported from Mexico via truck. Each shipment entered the United States on three different dates; the first on June 10th, the second on June 12th, and the third on June 14th, of this year. The adhesives in all of the shipments are classified under subheading 3506.10.5000, HTSUS, and includes adhesives of U.S. and Mexican origin. All shipments are consigned to Sticky Fingers LLC. Speedy Imports consolidated all three entries into one entry summary on June 15th with each entry identified by its entry number. Speedy Imports later was notified that the entry summary was rejected. Based on the above information, which of the following best explains why the entry summary was rejected?
- The time between the date of the first entry and the last entry exceeded the time allowed.
- The entry summary document was filed too late based on the dates of entry.
- The country of origin of the merchandise was not the same for all merchandise.
- The merchandise was not consigned to one consignee.
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CBP's answer: C. C: The country of origin of the merchandise was not the same for all merchandise.
Section 142.17(a) lets one entry summary cover several entries only if, among other things, the merchandise has the same country of exportation and the same country of origin. Speedy's adhesives were of U.S. and Mexican origin, so the origin test failed (C). The entries were within 1 week (June 10 to 14), the summary was filed within 10 working days, and all went to one consignee.
The merchandise has the same country of exportation, and the same country of origin 19 CFR 142.17(a)(1)
The time between the date of the first entry and the date of the last entry does not exceed 1 week 19 CFR 142.17(a)(4)
Search for: One entry summary for multiple entries
CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 142.17(a)
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).