October 2025 — Question 41
Importer Sunny Solar Panels filed an entry for a shipment that arrived in the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport on March 1, 2020. Sunny Solar Panels filed an entry summary on March 3, 2020, and tendered all duties, taxes, and fees owed. The merchandise was released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody on March 3, 2020. CBP liquidated the entry on January 22, 2021. Upon reviewing the liquidation, Sunny Solar Panels realized that due to a clerical error they overpaid harbor maintenance fees. What is the deadline for Sunny Solar Panels to file a protest?
- AWithin 90 days of January 22, 2021
- BWithin 180 days of January 22, 2021✓ CBP's answer
- CWithin 365 days of March 1, 2020
- DWithin 180 days of March 3, 2020
CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the October 2025 examination.
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