### Question
Can you define what clerical error means?


### Answer
**Clerical error** is defined as the following in *19 U.S.C. § 1584*:

> a nonnegligent, inadvertent, or typographical mistake in the preparation, assembly, or submission (electronically or otherwise) of the manifest

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1584*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE III-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > Part V-Enforcement Provisions**

