Customs Broker Exam
Punishment for failing to comply with ISF
$5000.00
United Arab Emirates PreClearance Offices
Abu Dhabi
CBP PreClearnace Office Countries
Aruba The Bahamas Bermuda Canada Ireland United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Center for Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising
Atlanta, GA
Center for Industrial & Manufacturing Materials
Buffalo, NY
What does Entry Summary Documentation consist of?
CBP 7501 The Initial Entry Package Duty Paid, attached to documents in proper form Any other documents by CBP
CBP Hours of Business
CBP offices operate the transactions of general CBP business between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM all weekdays (M-F), unless otherwise marked as a National Holiday
Entry
CF 3461
What does initial Entry Documentation consist of?
CF 3461 Evidence of the right to make entry - ex. Bill of Lading The Commercial Invoice Other Documentation - Ex. Bond
Entry Summary
CF 7501
Canada PreClearance Offices
Calgary, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Halifax, Nova Scotia Montreal, Quebec Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Vancouver, British Columbia Winnipeg, Manitoba
Center for Base Metals
Chicago, IL
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CB
Customs Broker
CBP
Customs and Border Protection
Center for Automotive & Aerospace
Detroit, MI
Ireland PreClearance Offices
Dublin Shannon
Within how many days must an entry be filed after goods arrive in port?
Entry must be filed within 15 calendar days of goods arrival at port. (142.5 ‒ Ch. 2)
FTZ
Foreign Trade Zone or Free Trade Zone
The Bahamas PreClearance Offices
Freeport Nassau
HTS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule, a method of classification used by many countries to determine tariffs on imports.
Center for Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals
Houston, TX
Insular Territories
Islands possessed by the U.S. but not within the U.S. Customs Territory
CBP Recognized Holidays
Jan. 1st (New Years) 3rd Monday of Jan. (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) 3rd Monday of Feb. (Presidents Day) The last Monday of March (Memorial Day) 4th of July (Independence Day) 1st Monday of Sept. (Labor Day) 2nd Monday of Oct. (Columbus Day) Nov. 11th (Veterans Day) 4th Thursday of Nov. (Thanksgiving Day) Dec. 25th (Christmas Day)
Bermuda PreClearance Office
Kindley Field
Center for Machinery
Laredo, TX
Center for Electronics
Long Beach, CA
Center for Agriculture & Prepared Products
Miami, FL
The Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) (101.10)
National CBP offices that are responsible for performing certain trade functions and making certain determinations as set forth in particular regulatory provisions regarding importations by importers that are considered by CBP to be in the industry sector, regardless of the port of entry at which the importations occur. (101.1)
Center for Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals
New York, NY
CBP PreClearnace Offices
Offices operated by CBP in foreign nations that can preclear imports before they arrive in U.S. ports (101.5)
Aruba PreClearnace office
Oranjestad
PD
Port Director
POA
Power of attorney a legal document authorizing a person to act as another person's legal representative or agent
Center for Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
San Francisco, CA
Principal Law Governing CBP
Tariff Act of 1930
Date of Entry
The "date of entry" or " time of entry" of imported merchandise in when CBP releases the goods, but the facts may tell you there is a different effective date or time of entry.
Customs Territory of the United States
This includes only the Fifty States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
List of Insular Territories
U.S. Virgin Islands Guam American Samoa Wake Island Midway Island Johnston Island
Entry-Entry Summary/Live Entry
When an importer or broker files both the Entry and Entry Summary at the same time
When must the Entry Summery be filed?
Within 10 working days from the Date of Entry
When does the initial Entry documentation (CF 3461) need to be filed?
Within 15 calendar days of the arrival of the goods to the U.S. Port
