April 2023 — Question 2
What is the Entry Type code for the withdrawal of 5,000 kilograms of cheddar cheese on opening day, January 2, 2023?
- A01
- B02
- C21
- D31
- E32✓ CBP's answer
Why this answer
Cheddar cheese is tariff-rate quota merchandise under Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 18, and the ACE entry type codes separate ordinary warehouse withdrawals from quota ones. A withdrawal for consumption from a bonded warehouse is type 31 only when no quota, visa, or license attaches; when the merchandise is quota-class, as this cheese is on the quota's opening day, the withdrawal is filed as type 32, warehouse withdrawal for consumption quota/visa. Type 21 is the original warehouse entry itself, and types 01 and 02 are consumption entries filed on arrival rather than from warehouse, so only option E matches both the transaction and the commodity. Watch for: Choosing type 31 by forgetting the cheese is quota-class merchandise.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2023 examination.
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