1)   The dividing line in dollars between informal and formal consumption entries is currently $2,500. T   F

 

2)   A formal entry must sometimes be used regardless of value. T   F

 

3)   The port director of U.S. Customs has no authority to make any exceptions under the Customs Regulations of the United States. T  F

 

4)    Eo nomine is a possible classification method in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States of America. T  F

 

5)    The Caribbean Basin Initiative favored duty treatment applies for all imports from the countries listed for CBI. T  F

 

6)    Products of 100% Mexican origin always take a Most-Favored-Nation rate. T   F

 

7)    “Essential character” can never be a consideration for classification of imports.  T   F

 

8)     A given product with country of origin Canada always takes the same duty rate as the same product with country of origin Mexico. T   F

 

9)           A Harbor Maintenance Fee may sometimes be collected by Customs on an import shipment. T   F

 

10)       Department of Agriculture release may be needed to import a food shipment into the United States. T   F

 

11)       In the interests of free trade, quotas are not imposed by the United States on import shipments. T  F

 

12)       Anyone over 18 may become a customs broker in the United States.  T   F

 

13)       A bond is needed to enter goods under the informal entry process. T  F  

 

 

14)       If a duty rate is shown as follows:

 

5%   for the first 1,000,000 units imported this year.

12% thereafter  

 

then the informal entry process may automatically be 

used.  T   F

 

15)       A drawback is the same as a T&E Entry T   F

 

16)      Transaction value is officially defined as "the price quoted for the merchandise on the pro forma invoice, regardless of the term of sale or term of payment. T  F  

 

 

17)       The country of origin is always the same as the country from which the goods are exported to the United Sates. T  F  

 

 

18)    Once duties have been deposited on a formal entry, the duty rate can never be questioned again by Customs or the importer. T  F  

 

19)  An example of "other agency" requirements is release of a pharmaceutical by the Food and Drug Administration T  F  

 

 

20)      All goods entering the United States must be marked with the country of origin on the product itself.. T  F  

 

 

21)     If goods arrive in the United States after an absolute quota has been filled, the goods may be placed in a Foreign Trade Zone until the quota reopens. T  F  

 

 

22)       A buyer may stipulate in the letter of credit that the seller provide a certificate that copies of documents have been faxed to the buyer. T  F  

 

 

23)       An importer may purchase bonds for formal entries on a shipment-by-shipment basis. T F

 

24)  In searching sources of goods to import, we can contact a country's consulate in the U.S. and ask for names and locations of manufacturers in the home country. T F

 

25) Ocean freight on an import shipment is usually dutiable in the United States. T  F