Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures
October 2023 — Question 66
For a first violation, from which value will CBP derive the assessed amount of a civil fine under 19 U.S.C. 1526(f) against any person who directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation of merchandise for sale or public distribution that bears a counterfeit mark resulting in a seizure of the merchandise?
- AManufacturer's suggested retail price in the U.S. if genuine✓ CBP's answer
- BFair retail value in the country of shipment
- CForeign shipper's suggested retail price of the merchandise as imported
- DTransaction value as determined under 19 CFR 152.103.
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Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the October 2023 examination.
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