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T200 C Examining Merchandise Flashcards

1
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Officers examine merchandise for many different reason including

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Interdiction- interdict instruments of terror, narcotics, undeclared currency

Trade protection- to protect US from defective and dangerous goods

Revenue collection- to protect revenue

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What are we looking for

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-Trade compliance( quaota,marking, IPR)

-Other agency requirements
Prohibited and restricted items
Vehicles

Smuggled contraband and weapons

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3
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What is the primary way smuggled contraband and weapons detected

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Merchandise examination

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4
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Trade compliance, how is it accomplished

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  • Customs modernization act
  • ACS selectivity
  • FAST
  • Quotas and visas
  • Markings
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5
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The mod act

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Shares responsibility with importing community for achieving maximum compliance with US trade laws

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6
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What does ACS do

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Sorts high risk from low risk cargo

Determines type of examination required

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7
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Types of examinations

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No physical exam required

  • General release
  • General doc review

Physical exam required

  • intensive exam
  • stratified compliance exam
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8
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FAST

In southern birder must be CTPAT certified

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Release high compliant, low risk shipments

Requires importer, driver to apply for FAST

Requires them to be CTPAT

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QUOTA

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Quota system controls amount of duty rate of certain commodities

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10
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Two types of quota merchandise

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Absolute quota
Aka quantitive quota, is one that permits a number of units of specified merch

Tarrif quota-permits specified quantity of merchandise to be entered or withdrawn

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11
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What are visas for merchandise

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Permission given by country to allow certain quantity of commodity to be exported

Enforce by CBP

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12
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Why examine merchandise

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To thoroughly screen and examine 100% of the shipments that pose a risk to the US

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13
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Examining markings

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Check they are in english
Noticeable location
Eligible and permanent

Refer to trade team leader or sup

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14
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Most acceptable method of marking

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Done at time of manufacture

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15
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Country of origin marking

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Must be marked where it was made

Exemptions
Buttons
Works of art
Ball bearings

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16
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Must wood packing materials be marked according to regulations, heat treated and fumigated

Yes or no

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Yes

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17
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Wood packing

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Mist be marked with

Country code
Producer number
Method of treatment

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18
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Types of violations

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IPR
Trade names
Trademarks
Copyrights
Patents
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19
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Trade name is frequently called a brand name

True or false

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True

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20
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Trademarks

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Logo signs being used looking similiar

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21
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Copyrights

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Copyright covers books, music, motion picture, computer software

Mist be registered with US copyright office and recorder with CBP

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Patents

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Novel or useful inventions

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23
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Other agency requirements

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FDA

USDA

CPSC

24
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What is a prohibited item

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Cannot come into the US

25
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What is a restricted item

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Meeds permits and permission to come

26
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Must all motor vehicles imported into the US be examined

Yes or no

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Yes

27
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Is CBP number one priority to interdict terrorist weapons and to stop the flow of currency that funds terrorism

Yes or no

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Yes

28
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Examining procedure must be done in what way

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Systematic

29
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Places of examinations

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  • Place of arrival
  • Container freight station
  • Centralized examination station
  • Express consignment carrier facilities
  • Importer premises
30
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Initial examination steps

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Review entry package and other docs

Use prd to screen shipment

Verify registration, license, security seal, and container number

31
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If there is VACIS available should you use it

A

Yes
Analyze image

Release if no anomalies

32
Q

Intensive and enforcement exams

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Use all tools available

Examine 20%

Ensure six point access

Merchandise use NII

33
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Stratified compliance exams (SCE)

Not permitted frequently

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Follow specific process

Locate specific commodity within shipment

Examine commodity completely

34
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Examination techniques: tunneling

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Select percentage

Remove cargo to tunnel through front wall

Inspect removed contents

Examine conveyance

Continue till satisfied

Be conscious of confined spaces

35
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Examination technique :100 %

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Referred to as stripping or devanning

Remove all cargo examine it

Continue until no risk

36
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What merits a 100% inspection

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K9 alert
Specific intel
Id of high risk shipment
Officer judgement

37
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Exam techniques: samples

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  • Further analysis or testing needed
  • Requested by import specialist

Must be documented

38
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Safety precautions

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Wear gloves and other equip necessary

Ventilation
Lifting technique 
Know contents before drilling
Warning labels
Work in teams
Be aware heavy machinery
39
Q

Haz mat

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You are ultimately responsible for your own safety

Msds
Placards
Marking colors
Id #
Licenses
Cargo matches manifest
40
Q

After examination

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Report findings

Record percentage of cargo examined
And findings

Route and file entry docs as necessary

41
Q

Contraband concealed in merchandise

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Merchandise examination primary way of finding that

42
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Potential smuggling indicators

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Signs of tampering
Fresh, unusual fasteners
Mismatched cargo
Different packaging
Different shipping effects
Different commodity
Unusual storage
Different markings
43
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Examination key points

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Be systematic

Use less invasive technique

Limit access

Use your imagination

44
Q

Should you look for concealment in packages

Yes or no

A

Yes

45
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Crates

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Double wall tops, sides, or bottom

Hollow wood slats

Hollow runner

46
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Carton boxes

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Between cardboard
False bottom, side, top
Inside corrugation
In tape or banding overlap
Plastic or fiberglass
47
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Bales

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Seams of covering
Bending
Middle of bale

48
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Drum

Be alert for precursor material

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False top, sides, walls
In seams
Middle of product

49
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Cylinders and tanks

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Contraband substituted for product
False walls

If drilling or sawing
No pressurized tank
Flammable vapor is inert

50
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Bags and sacs

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Seems

Center of the bag or sac

51
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Rolls

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Seams

Banding overlap

Strands or knots of rope

Hollowed out wooden cores

52
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Basket

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Woven material

Spaces between rows of cane or hemp

False tops, sides, bottoms

Basket within basket

53
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Three main concealment methods smugglers use when concealing contraband in commodities

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Inside commodity

Wrapped or layered around commodity

Replacing commodity with contraband

54
Q

Will smugglers hollow legitimate commodities to conceal contraband inside

Yes or no

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Yes

55
Q

Will smugglers often hide contraband inside packages of legitimate commodities

Yes or no

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Yes

56
Q

Swill smugglers use boxes and packaging of legitimate commodities to conceal contraband

Yes or no

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Yes

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