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April 2026, question 50

Entry / Entry Summary · Carriers, vessels, aircraft and manifests

Merchandise arrived at a port of entry and has been unladen from a vessel. No entry or entry summary has been filed. The merchandise can remain on the dock before it is deemed not timely entered for _____ days and the carrier has to give notice of unentered merchandise to a bonded warehouse certified by the port director as qualified to receive general order merchandise no later than _____ calendar days after landing.

  1. 20; 20
  2. 15; 20
  3. 30; 60
  4. 10; 30
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CBP's answer: B. B: 15; 20

Merchandise must be entered within 15 calendar days after landing (141.5), and under 4.37(a) it may remain at the place of unlading until the fifteenth calendar day. The carrier must notify a certified bonded warehouse within the applicable 20-day period (4.37(c)), and the notice to Customs is due no later than 20 calendar days after landing. That is 15 and 20, so B is right.

Merchandise for which entry is required will be entered within 15 calendar days after landing from a vessel, aircraft or vehicle 19 CFR 141.5
shall be provided within the applicable 20-day period 19 CFR 4.37(c)

Search for: fifteenth calendar day after landing

CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 141.5; 19 CFR 4.37(a); 19 CFR 4.37(c)

Question and key from CBP's April 2026 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).