Checkpoint One Quiz

Which of the following is not an element of the Department of Homeland Security?

• Science and Technology Directorate

• Transportation Security Administration

• Bureau of Census

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Customs work of CBP does not include:

• Compiling import and export trade data

• Licensing firearm imports

• Collecting duties on imported goods

• Inspecting agricultural products at the time of import

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act's overall objective was:

• Compiling import and export trade data

• Fast track negotiation of international trade agreements

• Ensure a fair and competitive trade environment

• Require all modes of transportation file advance electronic cargo information

Which of the following is not correct regarding a customs broker's obligations?

• Must maintain orderly records of all his financial transactions, correspondence and other records relating to his customs business

• Must submit up to date and detailed employee information, including name, social security number, home address, and date of birth

• Must have a valid power of attorney on file in all instances to transact customs business in their client's name

• Must give notice of changes in ownership or the termination of a qualifying officer of the broker’s corporation

In obtaining the dutiable or duty-free status of merchandise entering the United States, the following material should be consulted:

• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

• Code of Federal Regulations, Title 19, Chapter 1

• Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR)

• Tariff Schedule of the United States of America (TSUSA)

Statutory rates of duty for goods imported into the United States from countries that do not have normal trade relations are subject to duty under which section of the HTSUS?

• General

• Special

• Column 2

• None of the above

A Power of Attorney between a customs broker and his client must be retained until revoked, and revoked POAs and letters of revocation must be retained for ________ after the date of revocation.

• One year

• Two years

• Three years

• Five years

The program that established benefits for workers displaced by the loss of their jobs due to imports was:

• The GSP (Generalized System of Preferences)

• The Trade Act of 2002

• The Trade Promotion Authority

• The Trade Act of 1974

Which of the following is a fact pattern that will support eligibility for special treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences provided all other necessary conditions are met?

• Goods must be produced in a beneficiary country

• Value of materials produced in the beneficiary country and/or direct cost of processing, must represent 35% of the appraised value of the goods.

• Goods must be imported directly into the U.S. from a beneficiary country

• All of the above

Which of the following does 19 USC 1641 not consider to be “customs business”?

• Activities involving transactions with CBP concerning the entry and admissibility of merchandise

• Mere electronic transmission of data received for transmission to CBP

• Classification and valuation

• The payment of duties, taxes, or other charges assessed or collected by the CBP