CERTIFIED EXPORT SPECIALIST UPDATED TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔An air forwarder prepares customs and other shipping documents "as needed" for
international shipments. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is a product-based document required for customs
clearance? - ✔✔Health certificate
✔✔Which of the following, when observed, require that a DG shipment be rejected, or if
already accepted when the problem is recognized, not further transported. - ✔✔1. Signs
of leakage or escape of contents
2. Incomplete marking(s)
3. Visible damage to the packaging
4. Packaging which appears to be inconsistent with the applicable packing instruction
✔✔Documents required for customs clearance of a particular commodity into a
particular country are always the same regardless of how or where a shipment arrives in
the country. - ✔✔False
✔✔For consumer products shipped in point-of-sale packaging, information about the
product required by the destination country must be in the official language of the
destination country, and only in this language. - ✔✔False
✔✔In general, if an NVO cargo-receiving clerk cannot determine that cargo can be
accepted based on a booking number or specific instructions from NVO staff
responsible for the shipment, the cargo should be declined. - ✔✔True
✔✔For a sale-purchase transaction subject to a specified Incoterm (delivery term), the
point at which insurable interest passes from seller to buyer is solely determined by the
specified place of delivery. - ✔✔False
✔✔FMC rules require an NVOCC to prominently print "NVOCC" following its company
name on its bill of lading form. - ✔✔False
✔✔Under international dangerous goods regulations, what quantity of most hazard
classes of dangerous goods requires placarding of an airfreight container transported by
truck and an intermodal container to be transported by vessel? - ✔✔Any quantity
✔✔How difficult is it for a shipper to distinguish an NVOCC bill of lading from VOCC
bills of lading? - ✔✔Very difficult
, ✔✔Because of the importance of preventing undeclared dangerous goods shipments
from entering the transportation system, all shipper, forwarder and carrier personnel
who have responsibility to arrange or document any shipment, accept cargo, physically
handle or transport cargo must be fully trained and certified to handle dangerous goods.
- ✔✔False
✔✔DG shipments properly prepared and documented for air shipment are also
acceptable for truck pre-carriage and on-carriage. - ✔✔True
✔✔In the U.S., the Carmack Amendment provides that truck and rail carriers have full
value liability for cargo loss or damage unless, prior to accepting the cargo, the shipper
has agreed to or been notified of a lower liability limit. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following correctly pair a transportation mode with the time prior to
departure required for the transmittal of an EEI filing? - ✔✔1. Truck cargo - 1 hour prior
to the arrival of the truck at the United States border to go to a foreign
destination
2. Vessel cargo - 24 hours prior to loading of vessel at the U.S. port of loading
3. Hand-carried cargo - 2 hours prior to exportation
✔✔Every bank has somewhat different rules for the collection of bills of exchange, so
the remitting bank must closely coordinate with the presenting bank as to rules that will
apply to particular collections. - ✔✔False
✔✔The convenience of using a through intermodal bill of lading inevitably outweighs the
drawbacks involved. - ✔✔False
✔✔Who is directly responsible for compliance with dangerous goods transportation
regulations? - ✔✔1. You, whenever you prepare, arrange, accept or transport DG
2. The DG shipper is the primary responsible party.
3. Everyone involved in the DG transportation process.
✔✔Each ocean forwarder implant location is considered a "branch office" by the FMC. -
✔✔True
✔✔What is the disposition of the original, signed Shipper's Certification document for a
dangerous goods shipment? - ✔✔Provided by shipper to the originating carrier, who
retains it.
✔✔There are currently hundreds of different error messages an AES filer might receive
as a result of system validations and/or cross-checks with data received from other
parties or previous filings. - ✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔An air forwarder prepares customs and other shipping documents "as needed" for
international shipments. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is a product-based document required for customs
clearance? - ✔✔Health certificate
✔✔Which of the following, when observed, require that a DG shipment be rejected, or if
already accepted when the problem is recognized, not further transported. - ✔✔1. Signs
of leakage or escape of contents
2. Incomplete marking(s)
3. Visible damage to the packaging
4. Packaging which appears to be inconsistent with the applicable packing instruction
✔✔Documents required for customs clearance of a particular commodity into a
particular country are always the same regardless of how or where a shipment arrives in
the country. - ✔✔False
✔✔For consumer products shipped in point-of-sale packaging, information about the
product required by the destination country must be in the official language of the
destination country, and only in this language. - ✔✔False
✔✔In general, if an NVO cargo-receiving clerk cannot determine that cargo can be
accepted based on a booking number or specific instructions from NVO staff
responsible for the shipment, the cargo should be declined. - ✔✔True
✔✔For a sale-purchase transaction subject to a specified Incoterm (delivery term), the
point at which insurable interest passes from seller to buyer is solely determined by the
specified place of delivery. - ✔✔False
✔✔FMC rules require an NVOCC to prominently print "NVOCC" following its company
name on its bill of lading form. - ✔✔False
✔✔Under international dangerous goods regulations, what quantity of most hazard
classes of dangerous goods requires placarding of an airfreight container transported by
truck and an intermodal container to be transported by vessel? - ✔✔Any quantity
✔✔How difficult is it for a shipper to distinguish an NVOCC bill of lading from VOCC
bills of lading? - ✔✔Very difficult
, ✔✔Because of the importance of preventing undeclared dangerous goods shipments
from entering the transportation system, all shipper, forwarder and carrier personnel
who have responsibility to arrange or document any shipment, accept cargo, physically
handle or transport cargo must be fully trained and certified to handle dangerous goods.
- ✔✔False
✔✔DG shipments properly prepared and documented for air shipment are also
acceptable for truck pre-carriage and on-carriage. - ✔✔True
✔✔In the U.S., the Carmack Amendment provides that truck and rail carriers have full
value liability for cargo loss or damage unless, prior to accepting the cargo, the shipper
has agreed to or been notified of a lower liability limit. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following correctly pair a transportation mode with the time prior to
departure required for the transmittal of an EEI filing? - ✔✔1. Truck cargo - 1 hour prior
to the arrival of the truck at the United States border to go to a foreign
destination
2. Vessel cargo - 24 hours prior to loading of vessel at the U.S. port of loading
3. Hand-carried cargo - 2 hours prior to exportation
✔✔Every bank has somewhat different rules for the collection of bills of exchange, so
the remitting bank must closely coordinate with the presenting bank as to rules that will
apply to particular collections. - ✔✔False
✔✔The convenience of using a through intermodal bill of lading inevitably outweighs the
drawbacks involved. - ✔✔False
✔✔Who is directly responsible for compliance with dangerous goods transportation
regulations? - ✔✔1. You, whenever you prepare, arrange, accept or transport DG
2. The DG shipper is the primary responsible party.
3. Everyone involved in the DG transportation process.
✔✔Each ocean forwarder implant location is considered a "branch office" by the FMC. -
✔✔True
✔✔What is the disposition of the original, signed Shipper's Certification document for a
dangerous goods shipment? - ✔✔Provided by shipper to the originating carrier, who
retains it.
✔✔There are currently hundreds of different error messages an AES filer might receive
as a result of system validations and/or cross-checks with data received from other
parties or previous filings. - ✔✔True
