TLC Customs brokers is a newly licensed broker. Jeanna, the TLC employee who has been assigned to complete the Customs forms, does not have any entry numbers to use. She asks her supervisor for the list of Customs assigned entry numbers to be used to complete the entry and entry summary documentation. Her supervisor informs her that she must create the entry numbers that will be used by TLC. Which ONE of the following is NOT an element used to correctly format an entry number?
A) A check digit
B) An entry filer code assigned by Customs
C) The last four digits of the importer’s social security number or IRS number
D) Hyphens between the filer code and entry number and between the entry number and the check digit
E) A unique digit number
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The Answer is: C
Citation: 19 CFR 142.3a
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