CustomsBrokerLicenseExam

Home / Past exams / April 2026 / Question 7

April 2026, question 7

Broker Compliance · Antidumping and countervailing duties

No later than _____ calendar days after initiating an investigation under 19 CFR 165.15, CBP will take interim measures if there is _____ that the importer entered covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States through evasion.

  1. 15; substantial evidence
  2. 15; reasonable suspicion
  3. 90; substantial evidence
  4. 90; reasonable suspicion
Show the answer and walk-through

CBP's answer: D. D: 90; reasonable suspicion

The regulation says that no later than 90 calendar days after initiating an investigation under 165.15, CBP takes interim measures if there is a reasonable suspicion of evasion. That gives 90 and reasonable suspicion, so D is right. The 15-day and substantial evidence options do not appear in 165.24(a).

No later than 90 calendar days after initiating an investigation under § 165.15, CBP will take interim measures if there is a reasonable suspicion that the importer entered covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States through evasion. 19 CFR 165.24(a)

Search for: reasonable suspicion

CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 165.24(a)

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).