2004 October No.48


For violations of 19 U.S.C. 1641, which statement is FALSE?

A. The maximum penalty for any one incident of conducting customs business without a license is $10,000.

B. A penalty of $1,000 shall be assessed against any broker who continuously makes the same errors on a particular type of entry.

C. A penalty of $5,000 shall be assessed against any broker who is unable to satisfy the deciding CBP official that he has a working knowledge of any operation material to his ability to render valuable service to others in the conduct of customs business.

D. A penalty of $25,000 shall be assessed for knowingly employing any convicted felon and continuing to employ this person after approval has been denied.

E. Customs business includes: classification and valuation; payment of duties, taxes or other charges; drawback or refund of duties; and the filing of entries or other documents relating to these activities.

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The Answer is: D

Citation: 19 CFR 171, Appendix C Part VII D

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