Entry / Entry Summary · CBLE study guide
Other agency requirements
Goods regulated by FDA, USDA, EPA, CPSC and others; prohibitions.
- 37past questions in CBLE Pass
- ≈3questions on a typical 80-question exam
- 19 CFR Part 12where the rules live
Common traps
Wrong answers on past exams cluster around a few beliefs. Here is each one, and what the rule actually says.
PGA requirements for specific goods
“Agencies are interchangeable.”
The rule: Motor vehicles need EPA and NHTSA conformity (12.73; 12.80). FWS permits cover listed injurious species (12.26). TSCA certification is required for chemicals (12.118–12.127).
Remember: Match the product to the agency.
19 CFR 12.73 · 19 CFR 12.80 · 19 CFR 12.26 · 19 CFR 12.121
Forced labor (section 307) procedures
“Other part 12 sections cover forced labor.”
The rule: Detentions under 19 U.S.C. 1307 are handled in 19 CFR 12.42–12.44: findings and WROs (12.42), certificate of origin language (12.43), seizure if proof is insufficient (12.44).
Remember: Forced labor = 12.42–12.44.
19 CFR 12.42 · 19 CFR 12.43 · 19 CFR 12.44
Which CFR section governs which commodity
“Look for a general-sounding section rather than the commodity rule.”
The rule: Plants and plant products requiring quarantine permits: 19 CFR 12.11. TSCA chemicals: 19 CFR 12.118.
Remember: Learn the Part 12 index by commodity.
19 CFR 12.11 · 19 CFR 12.118
Entry during a section 337 exclusion order
“Excluded goods can never be entered, or can be entered under the basic importation bond.”
The rule: During the Presidential review period, excluded articles may be entered under a single entry bond in an amount set by the ITC (Appendix B special bond); after the determination becomes final, entry is refused.
Remember: Bond until final; refused after.
19 CFR 12.39(b)
Detention notice timing
“CBP has 30 days or calendar days to give notice.”
The rule: CBP must notify the importer of a detention within 5 days (excluding weekends and holidays) after the decision; no decision within 30 days of presentation = deemed exclusion (151.16).
Remember: 5 business days notice; 30-day deemed exclusion.
19 CFR 151.16
Which agency gets which seizure
“All prohibited goods go to the same agency.”
The rule: Coin and currency likenesses, counterfeits, and dies for making them are seized and delivered to the Secret Service; other prohibited items follow their own rules.
Remember: Money-related → Secret Service.
19 CFR 12.48(a)
Try a past question
October 2026 CBLE, question 54
A shipment of pesticides arrives in the United States, but the importer fails to present a completed Notice of Arrival (NOA) form to CBP concurrently with the entry documentation. What is the maximum initial period this shipment will be detained by CBP, and within how many calendar days after the expiration of the detention period without extension must the consignee export the shipment to avoid destruction by CBP?
Show the answer and why
A. Incorrect. Detention is up to 30 calendar days; export period is 90.
B. Correct. Detention up to 30 calendar days; if not exported within 90 calendar days after detention ends, CBP destroys it (19 CFR 12.113(b)-(c)).
C. Incorrect. The export period is 90 days.
D. Incorrect. Detention is 30 calendar days.
19 CFR 12.113 · law as of 2026-11-09
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