October 2024 — Question 7
A duly licensed customs broker was named in and properly served a U.S CBP summons signed by a Center Director. The summons requires the broker to provide CBP with documentation for 10 entries the broker filed on behalf of Company Z within the last three years so as to help CBP ascertain the correctness of the 10 entries. The broker terminated Company Z as a client 10 months before the summons’ issuance and the POA was revoked. Company Z has not provided the broker with specific written instructions regarding responding to a summons within its now revoked power of attorney document. How must the broker respond to the Customs’ summons?
- AProvide CBP with the entry files requested because the broker is legally obligated to make such records available to CBP.✓ CBP's answer
- BReturn the summons to CBP because it must be signed by an auditor or special agent to be legally effective.
- CForward the summons to Company Z and notify the Center Director that it has been forwarded to the party obligated to respond to the summons.
- DNo response to the summons is required because the record retention period for Company Z's entry filed expired upon the termination of the broker-client relationship.
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