Merchandise arrived at a port of entry and has been unladen from a vessel. No entry or entry summary has been filed. The merchandise can remain on the dock before it is deemed not timely entered for _____ days and the carrier has to give notice of unentered merchandise to a bonded warehouse certified by the port director as qualified to receive general order merchandise no later than _____ calendar days after landing.
How to get there
19 CFR 141.5: Time limit for entryMerchandise for which entry is required will be entered within 15 calendar days after landing from a vessel, aircraft or vehicle … Merchandise for which timely entry is not made will be treated in accordance with § 4.37 …
19 CFR 4.37(a) and (c): General order(a) Any merchandise … regularly landed but not covered by a permit for its release shall be allowed to remain at the place of unlading until the fifteenth calendar day after landing. No later than 20 calendar days after landing, the master or owner of the vessel or the agent thereof shall notify Customs … (c) … the carrier … shall provide notification of the presence of such unreleased and unentered merchandise … to a bonded warehouse certified by the port director as qualified to receive general order merchandise … within the applicable 20-day period …
15 days on the dock and 20 days to notify the GO warehouse: B.
Why the other choices are wrong
A) 20; 20: the dock limit is 15 days, not 20.
C) 30; 60 and D) 10; 30: neither number appears in the general order rules. The only periods are 15 and 20.
Tip
GO timeline: landing → 15 calendar days to file entry → notice to CBP and to a certified GO warehouse by day 20 → the GO warehouse proprietor then arranges transport and storage at the consignee's risk and expense.
Sources: 19 CFR 141.5; 4.37(a), (c) (eCFR).
CBP answer key: Answer B · 19 CFR 141.5; 19 CFR 4.37(a); 19 CFR 4.37(c)Source: CBP past exams ↗