October 2023 — Question 5
Within how many business days after the arrival of any portion of an in-bond shipment at the port of destination or the port of exportation must CBP be notified via a CBP- approved electronic data interface (EDI) system that the merchandise has arrived?
- ATwo (2) days.✓ CBP's answer
- BFive (5) days.
- CTen (10) days.
- DThirty (30) days.
Why this answer
The in-bond rules in 18.1 include an arrival-reporting duty: paragraph (j) requires that CBP be notified, through a CBP-approved electronic data interface, of the arrival of any portion of an in-bond shipment at the port of destination or the port of exportation within two business days after arrival. Option A therefore comes straight from the regulatory text. The longer periods in the remaining options echo other in-bond time limits candidates half-remember, such as the maximum transit times and the window for exporting after arrival, but the arrival report itself is a two-business-day obligation, and reporting late exposes the parties to liquidated damages. Watch for: Confusing the arrival-report deadline with longer in-bond transit or export time limits.
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 2023 examination.
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