April 2023 — Question 7
Which statement correctly identifies the timeframe within which CBP will notify the importer in writing of a detention of merchandise when CBP suspects the merchandise bears a counterfeit version of a mark that is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is recorded with CBP?
- AFive (5) business days from the date the decision is made to detain.✓ CBP's answer
- BFive (5) calendar days from the date the decision is made to detain.
- CSeven (7) business days from the date the merchandise is presented for examination.
- DSeven (7) business days from the date of the oral notification to the broker of the detention.
- EThirty (30) calendar days from the date on which the merchandise is presented for examination.
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§ 19 CFR 133.21(b)(2)(i)(B)
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