Which of the following abbreviations or alternate spellings is unacceptable according to regulations found in 19 CFR 134?
How to get there
19 CFR 134.45(b): Abbreviations and variant spellingsAbbreviations which unmistakably indicate the name of a country, such as "Gt. Britain" for "Great Britain" or "Luxemb" and "Luxembg" for "Luxembourg" are acceptable. Variant spellings which clearly indicate the English name of the country of origin, such as "Brasil" for "Brazil" and "Italie" for "Italy," are acceptable.
Three of the options are examples taken from the regulation. "Ita" doesn't unmistakably indicate Italy, and it's not the acceptable variant the regulation gives (that's "Italie"). The answer is C.
Why the other choices are wrong
A) "Luxemb" and B) "Gt. Britain": both named as acceptable abbreviations.
D) "Brasil": named as an acceptable variant spelling.
Trap!
Italy is in § 134.45(b), but as "Italie," a variant spelling, not as an abbreviation. A clipped three-letter form like "Ita" doesn't meet the "unmistakably indicate" test. Also remember that goods of a USMCA country may be marked in English, French or Spanish (§ 134.45(a)(2)).
Source: 19 CFR 134.45(a)–(b) (eCFR).
CBP answer key: Answer C · 19 CFR 134.45Source: CBP past exams ↗