---
title: "Identify which filing makes and completes the customs entry"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/identify-which-declaration-clears-an-imported-consignment/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A65-RO20261022-13-US"
practice_area: "International Trade, Customs & Sanctions"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Identify which filing makes and completes the customs entry

> From the documents in the file, separate the filing that asks for release of the merchandise from the filing that states declared value, classification, and rate of duty.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [International Trade, Customs & Sanctions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the documents in the file, separate the filing that asks for release of the merchandise from the filing that states declared value, classification, and rate of duty. Note who signed or, for an electronic filing, who certified the transmission, and whether that person is the owner, purchaser, or a licensed person designated by the owner, purchaser, or consignee. Flag a consignment with no completed entry. |
| What the lawyer must review | 19 U.S.C. 1484(a) requires one party qualifying as importer of record, in person or by an agent authorized in writing, using reasonable care, to make entry for release and to complete the entry with declared value, classification, and rate of duty. The statute excepts sections 1490, 1498, 1552, and 1553, which were not opened for this version. Time periods are those the Secretary prescribes by regulation. An electronic transmission must be certified true and correct to the best of knowledge and belief by a person resident in the United States for service of process. A material false statement or omission in that entry is the conduct described in 19 U.S.C. 1592(a). |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Identify which declaration clears an imported consignment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/identify-which-declaration-clears-an-imported-consignment.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the documents in the file, separate the filing that asks for release of the merchandise from the filing that states declared value, classification, and rate of duty. Note who signed or, for an electronic filing, who certified the transmission, and whether that person is the owner, purchaser, or a licensed person designated by the owner, purchaser, or consignee. Flag a consignment with no completed entry.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- This version does not state a number of days in which entry must be filed. The statute leaves that period to regulation.
- Summary statements and reconfigured entries covering a calendar month are not to exceed the 20th day following that month.

## Sources

- [19 U.S.C. 1484, Entry of merchandise](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1484) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [19 U.S.C. 1592, Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1592) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Import Declaration (N10): when it is required and how it is lodged](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/n10-import-declaration.md) | Form | Yellow | Guide to the Australian Border Force Import Declaration (N10): the consignments that need one, what the declaration states, and which counter form the import-declarations page names. |
| [Self-assessed clearance declaration: cargo report, short format and long format](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/self-assessed-clearance.md) | Form | Yellow | Guide to the three self-assessed clearance declarations on the Australian Border Force import-declarations page, for air or sea cargo of AUD1,000 or less. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*