Foreign Trade Zones & Warehouses
April 2022 — Question 8
How long can merchandise be stored in a class 2 bonded warehouse?
- A6 months from “Date of Importation”
- B1 year from the “Entry Date” into the bonded warehouse
- C2 years from the “Entry Date” into the bonded warehouse
- D5 years from “Date of Importation”✓ CBP's answer
- E5 years from the “Entry Date” into the bonded warehouse
Why this answer
The cited provision fixes the warehousing period: merchandise may not remain in a bonded warehouse beyond five years from the date of importation, and that single limit applies to a class 2 importer's private warehouse the same as to any other storage class. Option E is the tempting distractor because candidates expect the clock to run from the warehouse entry, but the regulation ties the five-year period to importation, so time the goods spent before entry counts against the limit. The shorter periods in options A through C have no basis in the provision under the edition tested. Watch for: Running the five-year clock from the warehouse entry date instead of the importation date.
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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