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A passing score is 75%. You are to choose the correct answer to each question from among the five alternatives (A, B, C, D, or E) presented. Then, record your answer on the separate answer sheet by darkening the answer space which corresponds to the letter of the alternative you chose.  \nYou may refer ONLY to the following:  \n-  Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (1998) (USITC Publication 3066)(No supplements)  \n-  Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR Parts 1 to 199) Revised as of April 1, 1997  \nApplicants are responsible for having current references. Although you may also use the Customs Regulations received by subscription or privately printed reprints of the two specified references, Customs does not guarantee that they are up to date, and their use is at the applicant’s risk.  \nYou mayuse a silent battery-operated calculator.  \nScores on this test are based on the number of questions answered correctly. There is no penalty for guessing. Therefore, itis toyour advantage to answer every question that you can, even if you are not sure of the correct answer.  \nThe examination lasts 4hours. When you finish, give this booklet and your answer sheet to the test administrator.  \nDO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO BY THE EXAMINER.  \n1. Ed files a protest on a CF-19 and checks the box indicating that further review is sought. As an explanation for his protest Ed simply states: “Customs liquidated the entry incorrectly.” Is Ed’s protest sufficient under the regulations and why?  \nA) No, because Ed has not thoroughly explained how his protest meets the criteria for further review.  \nB) No, because Ed cannot protest a liquidation.  \nC) Yes, because all Ed had to do was check the box indicating further review.  \nD) Yes, because the only information Ed must supply is the entry number.  \nE) Yes, because it is up to Customs to determine the grounds for further review.  \n2. An incorporated candle company imports wax from France into Cincinnati and makes a Class 6 warehouse entry. The wax is manufactured into candles in the warehouse. Upon withdrawal of the candles from the warehouse for exportation to Canada, a Customs Form 7501 is filed showing $1200 in estimated U.S. duties on the basis of the unmanufactured wax. Upon entry into Canada, the equivalent of U.S. $100 is assessed and paid on the exported candles. How much duty must the candle company pay to U.S. Customs?  \nA) $ 0  \nB) $ 100  \nC) $1,100  \nD) $1,200  \nE) $1,300  \n3. Fish pellets classified in 2301.20 of Norwegian origin; bones classified in 0506.90 of Brazilian origin; and animal products classified in 0511.99 of German origin are imported into Canada where they are mixed together into animal fertilizer and correctly classified under 3101. A NAFTA certificate of origin is completed and signed when the animal fertilizer is imported into the United States. For marking purposes, which country of origin is required on the animal fertilizer?  \nA) Brazil  \nB) Canada  \nC) Germany  \nD) Norway  \nE) USA  \n4. Failure to file a broker status report by   of the reporting year will result in the suspension of a broker’s license by operation of law.  \nA) February 1  \nB) February 15  \nC) March 1  \nD) March 15  \nE) March 31  \n5. XYZ Imports receives a shipment of 202 cartons of air filters that do not comply with E.P.A.  \nrequirements. The importer does not have a bonded warehouse but he wants to store the filters while he negotiates with other clients in Europe. You tell the importer that you can prepare awarehouse entry for storage in a bonded warehouse. What class of warehouse shall be used?  \nA) Class 2  \nB) Class 3  \nC) Class 4  \nD) Class 6  \nE) Class 9  \n6. 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