Scope of service
Terms & disclaimer
This report was produced by ClearTrade Solutions using Entryscope, a software-based review of entry data supplied by the importer or its broker. Entryscope does not prepare, sign, transmit or certify entries, entry summaries, corrections, protests or any other filing to U.S. Customs and Border Protection or through ACE; any filing or amendment must be made by the importer or its licensed customs broker exercising independent judgment. Under 19 U.S.C. 1484 and the Customs Modernization Act, the importer of record retains sole, non-delegable responsibility for exercising reasonable care in classification, valuation and entry. Tariff and regulatory reference data may lag the official HTSUS and Federal Register and should be verified before any filing. Duty and refund figures are estimates. Correction and refund mechanisms (post summary correction, 19 U.S.C. 1520(d) post-importation USMCA claims, 19 U.S.C. 1514 protests) carry strict statutory deadlines that Entryscope does not calendar or guarantee. Nothing here is legal advice.
1. Advisory tool — not a filing agent
Entryscope is a review, monitoring and import-data management platform operated by ClearTrade Solutions. The platform does not prepare, sign, transmit or certify entries, entry summaries, CBP Form 5106, post summary corrections, prior disclosures, protests or any other document to U.S. Customs and Border Protection or through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), and it holds no power of attorney to do so. It therefore does not perform customs business as defined in 19 C.F.R. 111.1 on your behalf. Every filing or amendment suggested by a finding must be made by the importer of record or its licensed customs broker, exercising independent professional judgment and responsible supervision and control under 19 C.F.R. 111.28.
2. Licensed oversight, defined scope
The Entryscope audit program is designed and overseen by a licensed U.S. customs broker. That oversight covers the design of the audit rules and the professional review of findings delivered to you. It does not make us the importer of record, the filer of your entries, or the broker of record on any transaction unless a separate written engagement and a valid power of attorney say otherwise. Where we do act as your broker under a separate agreement, that agreement — not these terms — governs the brokerage relationship.
3. The importer's reasonable-care duty cannot be transferred
Under 19 U.S.C. 1484 and the Customs Modernization Act, the importer of record bears sole, non-delegable responsibility for using reasonable care to classify, value and enter merchandise and to supply CBP with accurate information. Use of Entryscope — including any automated classification screening, tariff stacking analysis, certificate parsing or AI-assisted extraction — supplements that duty; it does not transfer, reduce or satisfy it, and it does not limit exposure under 19 U.S.C. 1592. No agency or fiduciary relationship is created by use of the platform.
4. Data currency and estimates
HTSUS, Chapter 99, trade-remedy, exclusion and AD/CVD reference data in the platform may not reflect the most recent official publication. Rates, scope determinations and effective dates change frequently and must be verified against the official HTSUS published by the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Federal Register before any filing decision. All duty exposure and refund figures shown are estimates derived from the data supplied to the platform; they are not a computation of duties owed or owing.
5. Corrections and refunds are time-limited
A flag identifying a possible correction or refund is informational only and is not a determination of eligibility. Post summary corrections are available only while an entry remains unliquidated; post-importation USMCA preference claims under 19 U.S.C. 1520(d) must be filed within one year of importation; protests under 19 U.S.C. 1514 are generally due within 180 days of liquidation. These deadlines are strict and entry-specific. Entryscope does not track, calendar or guarantee any deadline, and the importer and its broker remain solely responsible for timely action.
6. USMCA certificates
Certificate review in the platform checks for the presence and completeness of the minimum data elements required by Annex A to 19 C.F.R. Part 182, blanket periods of no more than twelve months, and consistency between the classification shown on the certificate and the classification filed. It cannot verify the factual accuracy of an origin determination, the underlying production records, or the authority of the certifier. Those remain the responsibility of the certifier and the importer claiming preference, who must also retain supporting records for five years under 19 C.F.R. 182.15. Automated extraction from uploaded documents may contain errors and must be reviewed before it is relied upon.
7. Not legal advice
Nothing in the platform, its findings, its reports or any communication generated by it constitutes legal advice, a binding ruling, or a classification determination by CBP. Use of the platform creates no attorney-client relationship. Consult qualified trade counsel and a licensed customs broker before making any classification, valuation, origin or filing decision, and consider a CBP binding ruling where the treatment is uncertain.
8. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the platform and its outputs are provided without warranty of accuracy or completeness, and ClearTrade Solutions disclaims liability for duties, interest, penalties (including under 19 U.S.C. 1592), seizures, delays or other losses arising from reliance on the platform. Use of the platform is at your own risk and subject to any separate written services agreement between us.
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