Foreign Trade Zones & Warehouses
April 2022 — Question 5
Which CBP Form is required to admit merchandise into the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)?
- ACBP Form 214✓ CBP's answer
- BCBP Form 3461
- CCBP Form 3495
- DCBP Form 6043
- ECBP Form 7501
Why this answer
The cited admission regulation provides that merchandise is admitted into a foreign trade zone upon application on CBP Form 214, the application for FTZ admission and status designation, filed with supporting documentation and a permit from CBP. The tempting distractor, Form 3461, fails because that document secures release of goods into the customs territory for consumption, the opposite movement from admission into a zone that sits outside the customs territory; Form 7501 is likewise the entry summary used when merchandise leaves the zone for consumption, Form 3495 is an application to export articles under bond, and Form 6043 is a delivery ticket. Watch for: Treating zone admission like a customs entry and choosing the Form 3461 release document.
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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