An importer, Greg’s Sports Accessories, imports small orders for individual customers which are valued at less than $800. The company decides that they would like to clear these shipmentspursuant to the requirements of 19 CFR 10.151. The company asks you, its customs broker, howlong it must retain the records related to these submissions for CBP purposes. Which of thefollowing is the correct record retention period for the records?
A. 2 years from date of entry or other activity which required creation of the document
B. 5 years from date of entry
C. Records related to submissions filed pursuant to 19 CFR 10.151 do not need to be maintained
D. 5 years from date of entry or other activity which required creation of the document
E. 1 year from date of entry or other activity which required creation of the document
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The Answer is: A
Citation:19 CFR § 163.4(a)(4)
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