Broker Blue is a U.S. corporation and is a licensed and permitted U.S. Customs broker. The sole shareholder of Broker Blue is a Canadian Customs Broker, Maple. For certain Canadian-based businesses who import into the U.S. and are clients of Maple, Broker Blue receives completed paper documentation needed to file entry and completes the process in Automated Broker Interface (ABI). Broker Blue’s invoices to Maple’s clients reflect Maple as the bill to party. Internal payment advice records show that the invoices to Maple are paid to Broker Blue by Maple. Maple invoices its clients for all of Maples’s services and Broker Blue’s services on a single monthly invoice. What U.S. Customs Regulation, if any, is being violated under these facts?(2022 October No.79 – Broker Compliance)
A) No violations have occurred.
B) 19 CFR 111.11(c)(2)
C) 19 CFR 111.16
D) 19 CFR 111.28(d)
E) 19 CFR 111.36(a)
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The Answer is: E
Citation: 19 CFR 111.36(a)
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