CCS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT an element of the Department of Homeland Security? -
Answers -Bureau of Census
The Customs work of CBP does NOT include: - Answers -Licensing firearm imports
In obtaining the dutiable or duty-free status of merchandise entering the United States,
the following material should be consulted: - Answers -Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS)
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 HSTUS? -
Answers -Column 2
The program that established benefits for workers displaced by the loss of their jobs due
to imports was: - Answers -The Trade Act of 2002
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? - Answers -All of the Above
Use the Transaction Value method to calculate the Regional Value Content for the
purpose of determining origin under NAFTA based on the following information.
-Transaction Value: $9,500.00
-Value of Non-Originating Materials: $3,200/00 - Answers -66%
Which statement is NOT true? - Answers -Yachts owned by a resident and offered for
sale to residents are not dutiable
When goods would have qualified for preferential treatment under NAFTA at importation
but no claim was made at that time, importers may apply for a refund of an excess
duties paid as a result of the goods not having been accorded NAFTA treatment.
Requests for refunds must be made - after the date of importation. - Answers -Within
one year
Radios, tape recorders, stereos, televisions, citizen band radios or combinations
thereof, and other radio frequency devices are subject to radio emission standards of
the: - Answers -Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act calls for energy standards for household
consumer appliances and requires products to be labeled to indicate expected energy
or secretions of consumption. The Department of Energy, Office of Codes and
Standards is responsible for test procedures and energy performance standards. What
agency regulates the labeling of these appliances? - Answers -Federal Trade
Commission (FTC)
, In order to qualify for NAFTA Criterion C, the goods are required - - Answers -To be
produced entirely in the territory of one or more of the NAFTA countries exclusively from
originating materials
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "prima facie"? - Answers -on the
face of it, or as it appears to be
Which of the following is the best meaning for the term "mutatis mutandis"? - Answers -
With the necessary changes made
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "inter alia"? - Answers -Among
other things, and that the classification is not restricted to what is listed
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "wholly of"? - Answers -The
good are, except for negligible or insignificant quantities of some other material or
materials, composed completely of the named material
Payment of duties to a customs broker relieves the importer of liability if the customs
broker does not pay the duties to CBP. - Answers -False
Comparisons many be made only between items at the same level. That is, 6-digit
subheadings may be compared only with other 6-digit subheadings. - Answers -True
POA's issued by a partnership are limited to a period of validity not to exceed - from the
date of execution. - Answers -Two years
Select the best meaning for this punctuation mark: the colon (:) - Answers -Is used to
indicate that addition information following which pertains to the goods specified
Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) allow for certain textiles and apparel goods not meeting
the rules of origin to benefit from entry under NAFTA duty rates - Answers -True
Select the best meaning for this punctuation mark: the semi-colon (;) - Answers -
Indicates a full stop and that the portions of the classification on either side of this
punctuation mark are separate and distinct from each other
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "in part of"? - Answers -The
goods contain a significant quantity of the named material
Select the best meaning for this punctuation mark: the comma (,) - Answers -Is used to
be separate a list or series of goods
Unless specifically exempted, all imported goods including foreign articles reshipped
from a U.S. possession and imported articles repacked or manipulated, are subject to
country of origin marking regulations. - Answers -True
Which of the following is NOT an element of the Department of Homeland Security? -
Answers -Bureau of Census
The Customs work of CBP does NOT include: - Answers -Licensing firearm imports
In obtaining the dutiable or duty-free status of merchandise entering the United States,
the following material should be consulted: - Answers -Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS)
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 HSTUS? -
Answers -Column 2
The program that established benefits for workers displaced by the loss of their jobs due
to imports was: - Answers -The Trade Act of 2002
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? - Answers -All of the Above
Use the Transaction Value method to calculate the Regional Value Content for the
purpose of determining origin under NAFTA based on the following information.
-Transaction Value: $9,500.00
-Value of Non-Originating Materials: $3,200/00 - Answers -66%
Which statement is NOT true? - Answers -Yachts owned by a resident and offered for
sale to residents are not dutiable
When goods would have qualified for preferential treatment under NAFTA at importation
but no claim was made at that time, importers may apply for a refund of an excess
duties paid as a result of the goods not having been accorded NAFTA treatment.
Requests for refunds must be made - after the date of importation. - Answers -Within
one year
Radios, tape recorders, stereos, televisions, citizen band radios or combinations
thereof, and other radio frequency devices are subject to radio emission standards of
the: - Answers -Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act calls for energy standards for household
consumer appliances and requires products to be labeled to indicate expected energy
or secretions of consumption. The Department of Energy, Office of Codes and
Standards is responsible for test procedures and energy performance standards. What
agency regulates the labeling of these appliances? - Answers -Federal Trade
Commission (FTC)
, In order to qualify for NAFTA Criterion C, the goods are required - - Answers -To be
produced entirely in the territory of one or more of the NAFTA countries exclusively from
originating materials
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "prima facie"? - Answers -on the
face of it, or as it appears to be
Which of the following is the best meaning for the term "mutatis mutandis"? - Answers -
With the necessary changes made
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "inter alia"? - Answers -Among
other things, and that the classification is not restricted to what is listed
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "wholly of"? - Answers -The
good are, except for negligible or insignificant quantities of some other material or
materials, composed completely of the named material
Payment of duties to a customs broker relieves the importer of liability if the customs
broker does not pay the duties to CBP. - Answers -False
Comparisons many be made only between items at the same level. That is, 6-digit
subheadings may be compared only with other 6-digit subheadings. - Answers -True
POA's issued by a partnership are limited to a period of validity not to exceed - from the
date of execution. - Answers -Two years
Select the best meaning for this punctuation mark: the colon (:) - Answers -Is used to
indicate that addition information following which pertains to the goods specified
Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) allow for certain textiles and apparel goods not meeting
the rules of origin to benefit from entry under NAFTA duty rates - Answers -True
Select the best meaning for this punctuation mark: the semi-colon (;) - Answers -
Indicates a full stop and that the portions of the classification on either side of this
punctuation mark are separate and distinct from each other
Which of the following is the best definition for the term "in part of"? - Answers -The
goods contain a significant quantity of the named material
Select the best meaning for this punctuation mark: the comma (,) - Answers -Is used to
be separate a list or series of goods
Unless specifically exempted, all imported goods including foreign articles reshipped
from a U.S. possession and imported articles repacked or manipulated, are subject to
country of origin marking regulations. - Answers -True
