Entry / Entry Summary
The life of an entry from arrival to the entry summary: deadlines, time of entry, who may make entry, informal entry limits, immediate delivery, invoices, statements, post-summary corrections and reconciliation. Entry / Entry Summary is the largest category on the exam (25 of 80 questions).
Entry / Entry Summary3 min read7 sections
Entry / Entry Summary carries 25 of the 80 questions. Many are date counts, and the practical exercise often asks for the entry summary due date or the time of entry.
| Event | Deadline or rule | Cite |
|---|---|---|
| Entry after unlading | 15 calendar days | 142.2(a) |
| Entry summary after entry | 10 working days | 142.12(b) |
| Statement date designation | Within 10 working days of entry | 24.25(e) |
| Entry summary after immediate delivery release | 10 working days (or end of quota period, if earlier) | 142.23 |
| Warehouse withdrawal abandoned | 60 days after the Form 7501 is presented unless completed | 141.68(g) |
| Actual owner's declaration | 90 days after entry, CBP Form 3347 |
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| 141.20 |
Time of entry: entry without summary = release, or filing or arrival if requested (141.68(a)); entry summary serving as entry = filing in proper form with duties (141.68(b)); immediate delivery = filing of the entry summary (141.68(c)). Nothing is filed before the goods arrive in port limits with intent to unlade (141.68(e)).
