CBLE Quota & Tariff-Rate Quotas question: presentation date and time

CBLEQuota & Tariff-Rate Quotas

Merchandise subject to a tariff-rate quota arrived at Baltimore on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. The broker transmits an error-free entry summary with a valid scheduled statement date through ABI on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 5:10 p.m. Eastern. What presentation date and time will ACE assign?

A Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
B Monday, November 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
C Friday, November 27, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
D Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

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Answer: C. Friday, November 27, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

ACE takes the latest of the arrival date, the error-free entry summary date and the payment or statement date as the presentation date (ACE BRPD ch. 7.6; 19 CFR 132.1(d)(2)). Here that is 5:10 p.m. on November 25, after the 4:30 p.m. close of quota hours (132.3), so presentation becomes 8:30 a.m. the next business day. Thursday, November 26, 2026 is Thanksgiving, a federal holiday, so the next business day is Friday, November 27. Source: 19 CFR 132.1(d), 132.3, 132.11a(a) (eCFR, as at 7 Oct 2026); ACE Business Rules and Process Document v12, ch. 7, sec. 7.6.

Common mistake

Forgetting that Thanksgiving is not a business day.

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