---
title: "Index the records for a customs verification of an entry"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/index-the-records-for-an-australian-border-force-verification-of-an-impo/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A65-RO20261022-11-US"
practice_area: "International Trade, Customs & Sanctions"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index the records for a customs verification of an entry

> Index the invoices, bills of lading, certificates, and other documents, or their electronic equivalents, that accompany the entry, and any cost-of-production statement from the manufacturer or producer if the file…

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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 | Index the invoices, bills of lading, certificates, and other documents, or their electronic equivalents, that accompany the entry, and any cost-of-production statement from the manufacturer or producer if the file contains one. For each item, record the entry date and whether the file shows it was filed by the owner, purchaser, or a licensed person designated by the owner, purchaser, or consignee. Flag a document named in correspondence that is not in the file. |
| What the lawyer must review | 19 U.S.C. 1484(d) requires the entry to be accompanied by the invoices, bills of lading, certificates, and documents, or electronic equivalents, required by regulation, and an electronic transmission is certified true and correct to the best of knowledge and belief. Subsection (g) allows the Customs Service to require a verified statement of the cost of producing the imported merchandise when it considers that verification necessary for appraisement. A material false statement or material omission in entering merchandise can be a violation of 19 U.S.C. 1592(a). The lawyer decides what to produce. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Index the records for an Australian Border Force verification of an import](https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/index-the-records-for-an-australian-border-force-verification-of-an-impo.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Index the invoices, bills of lading, certificates, and other documents, or their electronic equivalents, that accompany the entry, and any cost-of-production statement from the manufacturer or producer if the file contains one. For each item, record the entry date and whether the file shows it was filed by the owner, purchaser, or a licensed person designated by the owner, purchaser, or consignee. Flag a document named in correspondence that is not in the file.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Clerical errors or mistakes of fact are not violations of section 1592(a) unless they are part of a pattern of negligent conduct.
- The index is not a certification to CBP.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Customs value worksheet: price paid and amounts to add](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/customs-value-worksheet.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A working table for the price paid or payable for imported goods and the additions the lawyer has identified, for a customs value under the Customs Act 1901. |

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.*