April 2021 — Question 6
What is the Harbor Maintenance fee for this shipment?
- A$0.00
- B$3.00
- C$5.61✓ CBP's answer
- D$15.53
- E$25.00 Category II – ACE
Why this answer
The harbor maintenance fee, established under 19 CFR 24.24, is assessed on port use at 0.125 percent of the value of commercial cargo unloaded at a fee-subject port, with no minimum or maximum amount. CBP's key simply applies that rate: the shipment's $4,484 value times 0.125 percent equals $5.605, which rounds to $5.61. Option A tempts candidates who assume the fee does not attach to this shipment at all, and the larger figures come from confusing HMF with the merchandise processing fee, which does carry minimum and maximum amounts; HMF has neither, so the straight percentage controls. Watch for: Applying MPF-style minimums or maximums to HMF, which is a flat 0.125 percent with neither.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2021 examination.
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