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19 CFR Part 141 · 5 questions

19 CFR 141.61 — Completion of entry and entry summary documentation.

Past customs broker license exam questions whose answer rests on 19 CFR 141.61. Drawn from 4 released sittings, April 2022 through October 2021. Every question below is a real released question with the answer CBP credited, the authority it rests on, and an explanation of why that answer is right.

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April 2022, Q72. If an importer of record desires to have refunds, bills, or notices of liquidation mailed in care of their agent and has a CBP Form 4811 on file, the agent’s importer number must be on CBP Form 7501 in which designated block?

  1. ABlock number 8, Importing Carrier
  2. BBlock number 22, Consignee Number
  3. CBlock number 26, Importer of Record Name and Address
  4. DBlock number 24, Reference Number
  5. EBlock number 25, Ultimate Consignee Name and Address Use the below partial CBP Form 7501, Entry Summary, to answer questions 73 and 74.
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Correct answer: D  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.61 Subpart E (a)(3) ACE Entry Summary 2.4a

The credited answer is D) Block number 24, Reference Number. The cited text reads: (a) Preparation-(1) Paper entry and entry summary documentation. Except when entry and entry summary documentation is filed with CBP electronically pursuant to the provisions of part 143 of this chapter: (i) Such documentation must be prepared on a typewriter (keyboard), or with ink, indelible pencil, or other permanent medium, and all copies must be legible; (ii) The entry summary must be signed by the importer…

April 2022, Q73. Who must sign block number 41, containing Declarant Name, Title Signature, and Date on the CBP Form 7501?

  1. APort director
  2. BImporter, or authorized agent (Attorney-in-fact)
  3. CPrincipal field officer
  4. DCustoms Commissioner
  5. ECenter director
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Correct answer: B  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.61 Subpart E(a)(1)(ii) 19 CFR 101.1 ACE Entry Summary Instructions 2.4a

The correct answer is B because 19 CFR 141.61(a)(1)(ii) explicitly requires the entry summary to be signed by the importer, which includes the importer or their authorized agent (attorney-in-fact). The other options (A, C, D, E) refer to CBP officials who do not have the authority or responsibility to sign the entry summary as the declarant. The regulation does not assign this duty to port directors, field officers, or other CBP administrative roles.

October 2019, Q16. The entry documentation required to secure the release of merchandise includes the CBP Form 3461 and ALL of the following supporting documentation EXCEPT:

  1. AEvidence of the right to make entry
  2. BCommercial Invoice
  3. CPacking list
  4. DIdentification describing the consignee of the merchandise
  5. EA unique 3-digit filer code
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Correct answer: E  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.61

The correct answer is E) A unique 3-digit filer code. 19 CFR 142.3(a) sets out what the entry documentation required to secure release must consist of, and the list is: the CBP Form 3461 or its electronic equivalent, evidence of the right to make entry, a commercial invoice (or a pro forma invoice where 141.83(d) allows one), a packing list where appropriate, any other documents CBP or another agency requires for the shipment, and identification of the consignee where the merchandise was sold or consigned. Options A through D are four of those items; a filer code is not on the list. A filer code identifies who is transmitting to CBP, so it is part of how a filing is made rather than a document supporting the release. Note that 19 CFR 141.61 covers how entry and entry summary documentation is prepared and signed, and 142.3(a)(1) points to it for the form's preparation, but the list of required documents itself is in 142.3(a).

October 2020 (PM), Q71. Withdrawals for consumption of merchandise in bonded warehouses shall be filed on which CBP form (CF)?

  1. ACF 3461
  2. BCF 6043
  3. CCF 7501
  4. DCF 7512
  5. ECF 7523
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Correct answer: C  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.61(e)

The correct answer is C) CF 7501 because 19 CFR 141.61(d) explicitly states that the importer number must be reported on CBP Form 7501 for entry summaries, which includes withdrawals for consumption. The other options are not mentioned in the cited text, so they lack direct authority. For example, CF 7523 is not referenced here, and the text does not describe the forms for other options like CF 3461 or CF 6043. The rule is confined to the form specified in the regulation for entry summaries, which applies to withdrawals.

October 2021, Q48. For merchandise that is subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order and is to be entered under a consumption entry, which of the following data elements must be submitted on the entry summary, or its electronic equivalent, in addition to those data elements that are regularly required by CBP Form 7501 or its electronic equivalent?

  1. AHTSUS number
  2. BCountry of Export
  3. CCountry of Origin
  4. DThe applicable AD/CVD case number
  5. EEntry number
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Correct answer: D  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.61(c), 19 CFR 142.3a, Section 9 to Ace Business Rules

The correct answer is D because 19 CFR 141.61(c) explicitly mandates that the entry summary for merchandise subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order must include the unique identifying number assigned by the Department of Commerce. This requirement is specific to AD/CVD orders and is not covered by the other options. Option A (HTSUS number) is already included in standard entry documentation, B (Country of Export) and C (Country of Origin) are not mentioned in the cited authority as additional requirements, and E (Entry number) is not tied to AD/CVD orders there.

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