October 2022 — Question 7
Which Customs Regulation provides the process for separating quantities of merchandise into separate entries and provides the exception to the rule that all merchandise arriving on one conveyance and consigned to one consignee must be included on one entry, under the facts of this Practical Exercise?
- ANone, because the importer or broker decides how many entries to file for a quantity of merchandise arriving on one conveyance and consigned to one consignee.
- B19 CFR, Part 10
- C19 CFR 141.51
- D19 CFR 141.52(g)✓ CBP's answer
- E19 CFR 141.54(a)
Why this answer
Part 141 states the general rule that merchandise arriving on one conveyance consigned to one consignee goes on one entry, and the cited section supplies the exceptions, allowing separate entries where the Center director finds no prejudice to admissibility enforcement, the revenue, or the conduct of customs business. Paragraph (g) specifically permits a separate entry when the consignment contains merchandise subject to entry under a bond given to assure accounting for its final disposition, such as a temporary importation under bond, which fits the TIB gowns in this exercise exactly. Option C tempts because 141.51 is where the general rule lives, but the question asks for the exception, and option A wrongly makes splitting a matter of filer preference. Watch for: Citing 141.51, the general one-entry rule, when the question asks for the exception to it.
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 October 2022 examination.
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