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What is a special examination for the Customs Broker License?

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...

Who is eligible to become a Licensed Customs Broker?

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to obtain a broker’s license, an individual must: Be a citizen of the United States on the date of submission of the license application and not an officer or employee of the United States Government; Attain the age of 21 prior to the date of submission of the license application; Be of good moral character; and Hold a passing score on the broker’s exam of 75% or higher. Read full article on our  blog . Check out our website to prepare for  Customs Broker License Exam . Customs Broker License

What to study for the Customs Broker Exam?

According to CBP, exam topics typically include: Entry; Classification; Trade Agreements; Valuation; Broker Compliance; Power of Attorney; Marking; Drawback; Bonds; Foreign Trade Zones; Warehouse Entries; Intellectual Property Rights; and other subjects pertinent to a broker’s duties. Further, the  Customs Broker License Examination  is a four and half hour long, open book test, consisting of 80 multiple-choice questions based on designated editions of: The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations Specified Customs Directives Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements document (CATAIR) We have reviewed all the questions set in the past 20 exams over the last 10 years (from April 2008 to April 2017) and identified the 16 tested topics with relative percentage of questions asked from each topic. This information is arranged in descending order of importance on our blog @  Customs Broker Exam Prep . T...