CBLE Entry, Release & Entry Summary question: importer files entry documentation without an entry summary

CBLEEntry, Release & Entry Summary

An importer files entry documentation without an entry summary, after the goods have arrived, and asks on the entry that the time of entry be the time of filing. Under 19 CFR 141.68(a), what is the time of entry?

A The time the vessel arrived in the port
B The time CBP authorizes release of the goods
C The time the entry documentation is filed
D The time the entry summary is later filed

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Answer: C. The time the entry documentation is filed

Under 19 CFR 141.68(a), when entry documentation is filed without an entry summary, the time of entry is the time CBP authorizes release, unless the importer requests on the documentation that it be the time of filing (goods already in port) or the time of arrival (documentation filed before arrival). Here the request makes it the time of filing. Source: 19 CFR 141.68(a) (eCFR, as at 7 Oct 2026).

Common mistake

Assuming release time always controls.

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