October 2022 — Question 70
A broker filed an entry for an importer of Irish tea. In addition to retaining the Customs Documents required to make entry and file entry summary for tea, which partner government agencies’ forms must also be filed and retained?
- AAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration
- BBureau of Census and Department of Agriculture
- CDepartment of Agriculture and the Drug Enforcement Agency
- DFood and Drug Administration and Department of Health and Human Services✓ CBP's answer
- EState Department and Department of Health and Human Services Category XV – Broker Compliance
Why this answer
Under the edition tested, 19 CFR 12.33 governed importations of tea, and the (a)(1)(A) list pairs that section with the chop list, proforma invoice, and a release permit issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, whose Food and Drug Administration administered tea admissibility. Retaining those FDA and HHS documents alongside the entry records is what the recordkeeping rules require, producing the keyed pairing in option D. Options naming the Department of Agriculture or APHIS tempt because tea is an agricultural commodity, but the tea provisions run through the public-health agencies, not the agricultural ones. Watch for: Guessing USDA or APHIS because tea seems agricultural rather than a food-and-drug matter.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the October 2022 examination.
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