Customs Enforcement Flashcards
(33 cards)
Merchandise
Goods, Chattels of every description and includes merchandise the importation of which is prohibited and monetary instruments (basically anything tangible)
4 categories of merchandise
- Prohibited
- Restricted
- Admissible but dutiable
- Admissible non dutiable
Steps in Customs Importation Process
- Pre entry
- Entry
- Arrival
- Examination/ inspection
- Liquidation/duty collection
Purchase order
When a purchaser enters into a contract with a foreign supplier
Bill of Landing
Record that reflects what was placed in/on the mode of transportation and terms of transport
Manifest
Record of all items and people on board the mode of transportation
Import
Goods brought into US territory (including waters) even if actual entry hasn’t been made
Importer of record
Must sign entry’s as being true
Can be owner, purchaser, or customs broker
Making entry is responsibility of the importer of record
Unlading
Taking off merch from a conveyance
Liquidation
Process that finalized all the duties and fees the importer must pay
Appraisement
Process of verifying value of merch entering
CBP or import specialist appraise
Classification
Process of verifying nature of the goods being entered
National of US
A US citizen, or a person who owes permanent allegiance to US
7 steps of the immigration process
- US National or alien
- Aliens obtain permission to apply for admission
- Arrival
- Examination Process
- Inspection process
- Admission process exceptions
- Admission denied
When can a customs officer board a vessel?
With no suspicion, can board and document check any vessel on US territorial sea, or inland with access to high sea
Vessel RS of customs violation
May search all non-private areas of the vessel (open Dec, cargo)
Protective sweep for persons
19 CFR 162.3
Can board and check papers of any US boat located in high waters
Search warrant package
AO 106
Attachments ABC
AO 93
Protective sweep
Use RS on test
SIA in a car
Immediate reach/passenger compartment
Boarder Exception
An authorized agent may stop all people, objects that enter US from foreign territory
Search is for merch and evidence of merch
Used to regulate duty collection
Functional Equivalent of the Boarder
Inbound
- Authorized agent
- Search for merch or evidence of merch
- At FEB inbound
- Reasonably certain of boarder nexus and they haven’t changed
- Must occur at the first practical detention point
Functional equivalent of the boarder
Outbound
Authorized agent, search for merch, performed at the functional equivalent (outbound)
Must be reasonably certain of border nexus and hasn’t been altered
Occur at the last practical detention point
Extended Border
Must be reasonably certain of border nexus, hasn’t been altered
And RS of criminal activity
May enter private land but not dwellings
