October 2023 — Question 8
Under which entry type will an entry/entry summary be filed in the following circumstances? The Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions has authorized a Boston World's Fair and the Secretary of Commerce has named Boston Expo Services, LLC (BES) as the fair operator. BES will file entry for goods for exposition at the fair and for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits.
- AEntry type 21
- BEntry type 23
- CEntry type 24✓ CBP's answer
- DEntry type 51
Why this answer
Part 147 governs merchandise imported for fairs designated under the Trade Fair Act: articles for exposition, or for constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits, are entered under the fair's special procedures with the designated fair operator, here BES, acting as the entering party. In ACE those filings carry entry type 24, trade fair, so option C is keyed. Type 23 is the strong distractor because temporary importation under bond also covers goods imported without sale, but fair merchandise moves under Part 147's own regime rather than a TIB; type 21 is a warehouse entry and type 51 covers government entries. Watch for: Filing fair goods as a temporary importation under bond instead of a trade fair entry.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the October 2023 examination.
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