Customs Broker Exam Prep Course

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...

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 © to qualify for a broker’s license, an association or corporation m...