A shipment of officially marked Canadian sea-otter skins arrives at the port of Detroit, with freight documents indicating that they are to be transported to Los Angeles and then forwarded to Australia. Accompanying the shipment is a certificate attesting that the skins were taken by aboriginal Inuits under the authority of the Canadian Government and a declaration of the shipper identifying the skins by marks and numbers as those covered by the official certificate. Which ONE of the following represents the proper course of action for Customs to take?
A) Detention of the goods as restricted merchandise and order their return to the country of exportation.
B) Release the sea-otter skins under bond.
C) Seizure of the goods as prohibited merchandise.
D) Require that a consumption entry be filed.
E) Release the goods provided a consumption entry is filed once a Department of Commerce license is obtained.
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The Answer is: B
Citation: 19 CFR 18.21; 12.61(a)
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