April 2026 — Question 64
A customs broker timely and properly filed entry documentation (CBP Form 3461) for imported merchandise, without also filing an entry summary (CBP Form 7501), on September 15, 2025, and requested the time of entry to be on that same date. The merchandise, which was transported via vessel, had an estimated date of arrival of September 16, 2025. The merchandise arrived within the port limits on September 17, 2025. The merchandise was offloaded from the vessel on September 18, 2025. What is the time of entry?
- ASeptember 15, 2025
- BSeptember 16, 2025
- CSeptember 17, 2025✓ CBP's answer
- DSeptember 18, 2025
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