CBP CERTIFICATION COLLECTION 2026
COMPLETE Q&A VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥Nonresidents in transit through the US are allowed to claim
9804.00.40. Answer: 1. Articles up to $200 in value that will accompany
them to their destination
2. Commercial as well as personal articles
3. Up to 4 liters of alcoholic beverages (included in $200 limit)
4. Unlimited tobacco products (included in $200 limit)
⩥Tools of trade exemptions - 9804.00.15. Answer: An immigrant
nonresident is allowed professional items that:
We're owned and used abroad
Were not intended for sale or use in manufacturing
⩥US insular possessions (IPs) Answer: Guam, American Samoa, US
Virgin Islands, northern mariana islands
⩥Does a returning resident have to be a US citizen? Answer: No, they
do not have to be a US citizen
⩥Are US citizens always considered returning residents? Answer: No,
they are not considered returning residents
,⩥Returning resident personal merchandise exemptions allowed under
the HTSUS Answer: 9804.00.65
9804.00.70
9804.00.72
Entitled to only one of these exemptions at a time
⩥Conditions that must be met for a returning resident to qualify for
exemptions under 9804.00.65, 9804.00.70, 9804.00.72 Answer: 1. Have
been outside US for at least 48 hrs, except when arriving from US Virgin
Islands or Mexico
2. Have not claimed any of the three exemptions (.65, .70 or .72) in past
30 days
⩥Clothing article conditions Answer: Must be for travelers personal use
Not be commercial articles
Not be accommodations
Be incidental to the trip
Accompany the traveler
Be properly declared
⩥Limits under 9804.00.65 Answer: Returning residents claim:
, Up to $800 in merchandise, including:
1 liter of alcohol
200 cigarettes
100 cigars
Exemption may be used only once every 30 days
⩥Limits under 9804.00.70 - IPs Answer: Residents returning from
insular possessions may claim:
Up to $1600 in merchandise, including:
Up to 5 liters of alcohol
1,000 cigarettes
100 cigars
Exemption may be used only once every 30 days
⩥Limits under 9804.00.72 - residents returning from CBERA country
Answer: May claim up to $800 in merchandise, including:
Up to 2 liters of alcohol
200 cigarettes
100 cigars
COMPLETE Q&A VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥Nonresidents in transit through the US are allowed to claim
9804.00.40. Answer: 1. Articles up to $200 in value that will accompany
them to their destination
2. Commercial as well as personal articles
3. Up to 4 liters of alcoholic beverages (included in $200 limit)
4. Unlimited tobacco products (included in $200 limit)
⩥Tools of trade exemptions - 9804.00.15. Answer: An immigrant
nonresident is allowed professional items that:
We're owned and used abroad
Were not intended for sale or use in manufacturing
⩥US insular possessions (IPs) Answer: Guam, American Samoa, US
Virgin Islands, northern mariana islands
⩥Does a returning resident have to be a US citizen? Answer: No, they
do not have to be a US citizen
⩥Are US citizens always considered returning residents? Answer: No,
they are not considered returning residents
,⩥Returning resident personal merchandise exemptions allowed under
the HTSUS Answer: 9804.00.65
9804.00.70
9804.00.72
Entitled to only one of these exemptions at a time
⩥Conditions that must be met for a returning resident to qualify for
exemptions under 9804.00.65, 9804.00.70, 9804.00.72 Answer: 1. Have
been outside US for at least 48 hrs, except when arriving from US Virgin
Islands or Mexico
2. Have not claimed any of the three exemptions (.65, .70 or .72) in past
30 days
⩥Clothing article conditions Answer: Must be for travelers personal use
Not be commercial articles
Not be accommodations
Be incidental to the trip
Accompany the traveler
Be properly declared
⩥Limits under 9804.00.65 Answer: Returning residents claim:
, Up to $800 in merchandise, including:
1 liter of alcohol
200 cigarettes
100 cigars
Exemption may be used only once every 30 days
⩥Limits under 9804.00.70 - IPs Answer: Residents returning from
insular possessions may claim:
Up to $1600 in merchandise, including:
Up to 5 liters of alcohol
1,000 cigarettes
100 cigars
Exemption may be used only once every 30 days
⩥Limits under 9804.00.72 - residents returning from CBERA country
Answer: May claim up to $800 in merchandise, including:
Up to 2 liters of alcohol
200 cigarettes
100 cigars
