October 2023 — Question 22
Which of the following is NOT a basic importation and entry bond condition in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations?
- AAgreement to submit to Federal mediation in the event of a dispute✓ CBP's answer
- BAgreement to pay duties, taxes, and charges
- CAgreement to produce documents and evidence
- DAgreement to redeliver merchandise
Why this answer
The basic importation and entry bond conditions are enumerated in the cited regulation, and they include agreements to pay duties, taxes, and charges, to make or complete entry, to produce documents and evidence, and to redeliver merchandise to CBP on demand, among others. Nothing in that list requires a principal to submit disputes to Federal mediation; bond disputes run through CBP's administrative processes and the courts, not a mediation clause. Options B, C, and D each restate an enumerated condition, so the mediation agreement is the only statement not found in the regulation. Redelivery can read like an enforcement remedy rather than a promise, but it is expressly a bond condition. Watch for: Treating the redelivery or document-production agreements as enforcement remedies rather than enumerated bond conditions.
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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