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October 2026, question 54
Entry / Entry Summary · Restricted merchandise and intellectual property
A shipment of pesticides arrives in the United States, but the importer fails to present a completed Notice of Arrival (NOA) form to CBP concurrently with the entry documentation. What is the maximum initial period this shipment will be detained by CBP, and within how many calendar days after the expiration of the detention period without extension must the consignee export the shipment to avoid destruction by CBP?
- 10 working days; 30 calendar days
- 30 calendar days; 90 calendar days
- 30 calendar days; 60 calendar days
- 10 working days; 90 calendar days
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CBP's answer: B. B: 30 calendar days; 90 calendar days
If a pesticide shipment arrives without a completed Notice of Arrival, CBP detains it for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days (12.113(b)). A shipment that remains detained is treated as prohibited, and CBP destroys any shipment not exported by the consignee within 90 calendar days after the detention period ends (12.113(c)). That is 30 and 90, so B is right.
Such detention is not to exceed a period of 30-calendar days 19 CFR 12.113(b)
not exported by the consignee within 90-calendar days after the expiration of the detention period 19 CFR 12.113(c)
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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 12.113
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).