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Counts toward CBP's Entry / Entry Summary category. 36 of the 480 released past questions are on this topic.
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Practice questions
Which section of 19 CFR is titled "Single entry summary for shipments arriving under one transportation entry"?
- § 141.33
- § 141.55
- § 141.58
- § 141.66
Which part of 19 CFR is titled "Express consignments"?
- Part 54
- Part 128
- Part 133
- Part 144
Which part of 19 CFR is titled "Investigations of costs of production"?
- Part 112
- Part 115
- Part 163
- Part 202
Which part of 19 CFR is titled "Adjudication and enforcement"?
- Part 115
- Part 122
- Part 175
- Part 210
On an entry summary filed for the goods of several ultimate consignees under one importer number, which notation goes in the consignee number space (box 10)?
- VARIOUS
- SEE ATTACHED
- MULTIPLE
- CONSOLIDATED
Answer
D. Section 141.61(d)(2) requires the notation CONSOLIDATED in the consignee number space.
An entry summary serves as both the entry and the entry summary. What is the time of entry?
- The time the entry summary is filed in proper form with estimated duties attached
- The time the merchandise leaves the port
- The time of liquidation
- The time the broker signs the power of attorney
Answer
A. Section 141.68(b) sets the time of entry when the combined summary is filed in proper form with estimated duties.
An importer does not file the entry summary at the time of entry. Within how long after the time of entry must it be filed with estimated duties attached?
- 5 working days
- 10 working days
- 15 calendar days
- 30 calendar days
A prospective ABI participant submits a letter of intent. To whom is it addressed?
- The port director closest to its principal office, with a copy to the Assistant Commissioner, Information and Technology
- The surety on its bond
- The nearest port director of its largest customer
- The Commissioner of CBP only
Answer
A. Section 143.2 says to send the letter to the port director closest to the applicant's principal office with a copy to the Assistant Commissioner, Information and Technology, or designee.
Past exam questions on this topic
- October 2026 Q18 What type of Power of Attorney (POA) has Broker A executed with General Merchants? CUSTOMS (Import/Export) POWER OF...
- October 2026 Q21 General Widgets, Limited Partnership (LP), a subsidiary of General Merchants, also hires Broker A to handle its...
- October 2026 Q50 An importer brings commercial samples into the United States under an A.T.A. carnet. Six months after the carnet's...
- October 2026 Q58 If a customs broker makes entry on behalf of a nominal consignee, who must appear as the importer of record...
- April 2026 Q4 Torres & Sons, a partnership, executed a power of attorney (POA) with Kent Customs Brokers (KCB) on May 1, 2024....
- April 2026 Q19 If the provided entry summary is to serve as both the entry documentation and entry summary, by what date must the...
- April 2026 Q21 You have received a “documents required” notification after the entry summary was filed. In reviewing the invoice,...
- April 2026 Q22 The entry documents will be filed at the port for the final destination provided on the invoice. What is the Customs...
- April 2026 Q59 Under which circumstance may an individual who qualifies as an importer of record under 19 USC 1484 authorize an...
- April 2026 Q62 Jane Doe is filing an entry summary. One line item is for a woman's dress, which is a woven garment of three...
- April 2026 Q63 Johnson Consolidated Freight, Inc. (JCF) is the nominal consignee for a shipment of empty glass bottles, consigned...
- April 2026 Q64 A customs broker timely and properly filed entry documentation (CBP Form 3461) for imported merchandise, without...
- October 2025 Q10 The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), an agency or office of the United States Government, hires a licensed customs...
- October 2025 Q44 What must a port director do if an entry summary for a shipment of commercial goods greater than $2,500 in value...
- October 2025 Q54 XYZ Corporation has a shipment arriving to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport by vessel. The vessel left the port of...
- October 2025 Q55 Which of the following documents is NOT evidence of the right to make entry for merchandise imported by common...
- October 2025 Q65 Speedy Imports received three shipments of adhesives exported from Mexico via truck. Each shipment entered the...
- April 2025 Q3 John and Fred Smith each had a 25% ownership share of a general partnership, JJF, with their father, Jack Smith,...
- April 2025 Q4 For which company below will the customs broker be required to obtain documentation establishing the authority of...
- April 2025 Q46 Which ONE of the following scenarios qualify to pass free of duty and tax pursuant to 19 CFR 145.31 without...
- April 2025 Q49 Which of the following best defines "entry summary?”
- April 2025 Q52 Which of the following is NOT a requirement for when a center Director would allow one entry summary to be filed for...
- April 2025 Q54 Which of the following goods are NOT specifically exempted from formal entry procedures under 19 CFR 141.4(b)?
- October 2024 Q9 Other than the owner or purchaser, of the following, who has the authority to sign or certify electronic...
- October 2024 Q11 Which of the following limitations in a limited power of attorney between a broker and an importer would NOT be...
- October 2024 Q16 Which of the following statements is FALSE with respect to the Power of Attorney (POA)?
- October 2024 Q47 A single entry bond was filed with an entry. What shall the port director do if a broker fails to file the entry...
- October 2024 Q50 An importer is owed a refund of duties, taxes, and fees on an entry, but wants the refund to be mailed in care of...
- October 2024 Q51 After the merchandise has arrived, merchandise for which entry is required will be entered within ____ calendar days...
- October 2024 Q55 An importer with merchandise currently in CBP custody at the Port of Laredo is substantially delinquent in the...
- October 2024 Q56 What is the maximum value for a shipment of merchandise not qualifying for an exemption or exception, that may be...
- April 2024 Q3 ZXY Importer (ZXY) is switching customs brokerages. ZXY is terminating its relationship with Slick Customs Brokerage...
- April 2024 Q4 Which statement accurately reflects the duration limitations for powers of attorney?
- April 2024 Q16 Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding country of origin?
- April 2024 Q51 What is the earliest possible time that duties and the liability for their payment accrue on imported commercial...
- April 2024 Q61 The following types of evidence of right to make entry for importations by common carrier when merchandise is not...