April 2023 — Question 3
Which of the following country codes correctly reflects the country of origin on the entry summary or electronic equivalent?
- ACA
- BOC
- CXO✓ CBP's answer
- DXS
- EXY
Why this answer
The ACE Entry Summary Instructions require country of origin to be reported in coded form, with a special rule for Canada: instead of reporting CA, the filer must report the code for the Canadian province of origin. The exercise's cheese originated in Ontario, whose province code is XO, so option C is keyed. CA is the natural but wrong choice precisely because the instructions demand province-level reporting for Canadian goods; XS and XY are the codes for Saskatchewan and Yukon, the wrong provinces, and OC is not a valid origin code at all. Watch for: Reporting CA for Canadian-origin goods instead of the required province-of-origin code.
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 2023 examination.
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