quiz
Ship Shape
Every day almost 1 billion tons of goods are sent abroad to destinations from Argentina to Zimbabwe. But almost as numerous as the locations and goods themselves are the sometimes obscure international shipping and customs rules exhibitors face. You'll see what we mean in this month's quiz when you match the clues to the answers to see if you really know your ship.
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a. Consumption Entries b. Foreign Commodities c. Taxable Gifts |
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a. Hoofstock Clearance b. Livestock Stamp c. Veterinary Certificate |
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a. Generalized Identification and Categorization System b. Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System c. High School Locker Combination |
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a. ATA Carnet b. Import Certificate c. International Rider |
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a. China b. India c. Russia |
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a. Consumables Clearance Form b. Document of Edible Origins c. Pre-Arrival Notice |
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a. Lithium-Cell Batteries b. Proprietary Software c. SIM Cards |
8. Nothing wooden that is shipped to Brazil – e.g., packages, pallets, and cases – will be allowed in unless one obtains a _____.
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a. Document of Entomological Approval b. Lumber Fumigation Certificate c. Phytosanitary Treatment Stamp |
9. Truck traffic in _____countries is mostly banned on Sundays and often on Saturdays, meaning your shipments might need to arrive several days earlier for trade shows that start on a Monday.
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a. Baltic b. European Union c. NATO |
10. Cleaning products that are packed in aerosol cans or contain alcohol along with some types of oil are considered flammable and must often travel as _____ with many airlines.
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a. Dangerous Goods b. Secured Stowage c. Specialty Freight |
11. Passed originally in 1900, the _____ requires anyone shipping wooden items – even pencils – into the United States from a show abroad must fill out a form describing the type of wood and then pay an additional fee.
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a. Gramercy Act b. Lacey Act c. Woodchuck Act |
12. Australia will toss you on the "barbie" if you try to bring in _____ light bulbs that could stymie its efforts to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
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a. Halogen b. Incandescent c. Neon |
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