October 2023 — Question 61
Which regulation would apply to a country of origin determination of corn from Romania and Chile commingled in a granary and then imported into the United States?
- A19 CFR 10.57
- B19 CFR 102.12✓ CBP's answer
- C19 CFR 134.14
- D19 CFR 146.1
Why this answer
The cited regulation supplies the origin rule for fungible goods or fungible materials that have been commingled, allowing origin to be determined through an approved inventory management method rather than physical identification of each unit. Bulk corn from Romania and Chile mixed in a granary is an interchangeable commodity — precisely the fungible-goods situation the rule addresses — so section 102.12 governs the determination. The other choices deal with different subjects: section 134.14 concerns marking when imported articles are combined with other articles, and section 146.1 merely defines foreign-trade-zone terms, so neither resolves commingled origin. The pull toward a marking rule confuses how origin is marked with how origin is determined. Watch for: Grabbing a marking regulation when the question asks how origin is determined for commingled goods.
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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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