Customs Broker Exam Prep Course

Time management is critical to passing the Customs Broker Exam . The test has 80 objective questions and each question provides five alternatives to choose the correct answer. The test is timed, and you currently have four and half hours to answer 80 questions. Prior to October 2014, the time permitted to answer 80 questions on the Customs Broker Exam was four hours, which meant that a test taker had to answer each question within an average time of 3 minutes. From the October 2014 test onwards, the time has been extended by 30 minutes, so a test taker now has on average 3 minutes and 22 seconds to answer each question. I will suggest several techniques that you might like to use for effective time management for the Licensed Customs Broker Exam. Find the techniques that work for you by practicing taking several practice tests. Practice, practice, practice. The more you practice and use the reference material to answer quiz and test questions, the more familiar you will become

The regular Customs Broker Exam is held twice a year on the fourth Wednesday in April and October unless the regularly scheduled examination date conflicts with a national holiday, religious observance, or other foreseeable event in which case the CBP will publish an appropriate notice of a change in the examination date in the Federal Register. However, in circumstances where a brokerage is at risk of losing its license by operation of law before the next scheduled examination, CBP may, at the request of the brokerage and on payment of the associated expenses, conduct a special examination for the Customs Broker License, for a prospective applicant for an individual license, who would serve as the required licensed member or officer for the brokerage. Under § 111.11(b) to qualify for a broker’s license, a partnership must have at least one member of the partnership who is a broker. Under § 111.11 (c) to qualify for a broker’s license, an association or corporation must have

Typically, candidates prepare for the Customs Broker Exam by taking classes, reading relevant material, and taking old practice tests. When they pass a few old practice tests, they feel that they might be ready to take the actual exam. There are several problems with this subjective approach to determining a level of preparedness. Test takers may: pass some practice tests now, but forget information over time and see their level of preparedness drop by the time they take the actual exam. pass some of the easier old exams but fail a more difficult one. not take the practice exams under timed conditions, leading to erroneous results. not take enough practice exams to get reliable feedback. feel complacent when they repeat the same exams and pass them, but possibly fail a new exam. For these reasons, test takers cannot be certain about how well prepared they really are by using a purely subjective method to assess their level of preparedness. This is further compli