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October 2026, question 28

Quota · Quota

ABC Customs Brokerage located in Miami, Florida is preparing an entry for a shipment to arrive into the port of Los Angeles, California containing flue-cured tobacco from the Republic of South Africa. This tobacco falls under the highly competitive "other countries" category of the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), which is quickly filling. Logistics provider, Mega Transport, located in Carson, California transmits the arrival notice into ACE with an estimated arrival date of Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Due to a weather delay, the shipment didn’t arrive into the Port of Los Angeles until Monday, May 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. As a result, Mega Transport re-transmits the actual arrival date and time into ACE. On May 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time ABC Customs Brokerage transmits and CBP receives an error free entry and entry summary on daily statement. What is the correct quota presentation date and time for this entry? *Highlighted Dates = Federal Holidays

  1. Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
  2. Monday, May 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
  3. Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
  4. Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
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CBP's answer: C. C: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Proper form for quota needs three things: the actual arrival date transmitted into ACE, an error-free entry summary submission, and a valid payment or scheduled statement. The last of the three dates and times is the presentation date and sets quota priority. Arrival was re-transmitted for Monday May 25 at 8:30 a.m. PT, and the error-free summary on a daily statement was received May 26 at 5:00 p.m. ET, which is 2:00 p.m. PT, inside quota hours. The estimated arrival date is not used for quota, so the presentation time is May 26 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific, and C is right.

The last of the three dates and times above determines the PRESENTATION date and ACE BRPD Section 7.6
Actual arrival date as transmitted into ACE by the logistics provider ACE BRPD Section 7.6

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 132.3; ACE BRPD Section 7.6

Question and key from CBP's October 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).