Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
April 2022 — Question 1
Which data element may NOT be edited in a Post Summary Correction (PSC)?
- AConsolidated summary indicator✓ CBP's answer
- BMerchandise description
- CHarmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) tariff number
- DQuota visa number
- EEntry type change from 03 to 01
Why this answer
The cited ineligible-changes section of the PSC chapter lists data elements a post summary correction can never alter, and under the edition tested the consolidated summary indicator is on that list, alongside elements like the importer of record number and port of entry. Merchandise description, tariff number, and quota visa number are ordinary correctable summary data, and a change between entry types 01 and 03 is expressly among the corrections a PSC may make. Option E is the tempting distractor precisely because a type change sounds structural, but the rules single out 01 and 03 conversions as permitted, leaving the consolidated summary indicator as the uneditable element. Watch for: Assuming an entry type change is too fundamental for a PSC, though 01 and 03 swaps are allowed.
Original CBLE Simulator explanation — the question and key above are CBP's; this analysis is ours. Verify against the current edition before relying on it in practice.
CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2022 examination.
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