T930 Examining Merchandise

Question 1

CBP examines what percentage of high-risk cargo?

Answer 1

100%

Question 2

What are three reasons for examining
merchandise ?

Answer 2

-Interdiction
-Trade Protection
-Revenue Protection

Question 2

What is CBP’s number one priority?

Answer 2

To protect the American public by deterring, delecting, and preventing terrorist activities

Question 3

Why is Cargo Selectivity Targeting used?

Answer 3

To sort high-risk cargo from low-risk cargo and to determine the type of trade compliance examination required

Question 4

What types of examinations might selectivity targeting recommend?

Answer 4

-General Release
-General Document Review
-Intensive Exam
-Stratified Compliance Exam (SCE)

Question 5

Which of these examinations require physical exam to be conducted?

Answer 5

-Intensive Exam
-Stratified Compliance Exam

Question 6

What steps will you take to conduct the 100% exam?

Answer 6

1. Review entry package and other documents
2. Use a PRD to screen the shipment.
3. Verify registration, license, security seal, and container numbers (as appropriate).
4. Remove and examine all cargo.
5. Continue until you determine there is no risk.

Question 7

What are the three main reasons we examine merchandise?

Answer 7

Interdiction
* Trade protection
* Revenue collection

Question 8

What act implemented the shared responsibility between CBP and the importing
community for ensuring maximum compliance with U.S. laws and regulations?

Answer 8

The Customs Modernization Act, Or “Mod Act”

Question 9

What is a Stratified Compliance Exam (SCE)?

Answer 9

A random selection of a certain commodity within a shipment. It is designed to measure rates of compliance for specific commodities.

Question 10

What is an absolute quota?

Answer 10

It limits the number of units of specified merchandise to be entered or withdrawn for consumption during specified periods.

Question 11

What is a tariff rate quota?

Answer 11

It permits a specified quantity of merchandise to be entered or withdrawn for consumption at a reduced rate of duty during a specified period.

Question 12

What are the rules for markings?

Answer 12

They must be in English, in a conspicuous location, and as legible and permanent as practical.

Question 13

What are the three initial examination steps?

Answer 13

Review the entry package and other documentation; use your Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) to screen the shipment; and verify registration, license, security seal, and container number.

Question 14

What steps follow this for an intensive exam?

Answer 14

Examine a minimum of 20 percent of the cargo, ensure the exam allows access to the six points of the container, and utilize all available tools and technology.

Question 15

What is tunneling?

Answer 15

Selecting a percentage of the shipment and removing a section from the back to the front wall of the container

Question 16

What are some common indicators of potential smuggling in cargo?

Answer 16

• Cargo that does not match other items within the shipment
• Different packages, different commodities
• Commodities being packaged differently
• Thick walls in crates, boxes, or cartons
• Drum inside a drum
• Thick seams in sacks
• Anything that does not seem right

Question 17

The following indicators are often associated with smuggling:

Answer 17

-Tampering on the cargo container or boxes
* Fresh or unusual tape or other fasteners on the cargo boxes
* Cargo that does not match other items within the shipment
* Different packaging (e.g., size, shape, colors)
* Differences in how cargo was affected by shipping (e.g., less wear and tear, less dust, less
settling of the load)
* Unusual commodity for port or season
* Cargo stowed in unusual places (void areas or compartments)
* Cargo without the normal shipping markings or labels