May 2024 — Question 48

Relief from detention of articles bearing copying or simulating trademarks can be accomplished by all of the following, EXCEPT:

• ARemoving or obliterating the objectionable mark as a condition to entry in such a manner as to be illegible and incapable of being reconstituted.
• BClaiming, and CBP allowing, the one-time personal use exemption under 19 CFR § 148.55 for importing articles of foreign manufacture bearing a recorded trademark.
• CProving to CBP’s satisfaction that the merchandise was imported by the recordant of the trademark or trade name or his designate.
• DAffixing a conspicuous and legible label in close proximity to the trademark stating that: “This product is not a product authorized by the United States trademark owner for importation and is physically and materially different from the authorized product."✓ CBP's answer