U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its website, announcing the October 2018 Customs Broker License Examination. CBP states that the exam will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at various locations throughout the United States.
The exam, which will last 4.5 hours, consists of 80 multiple-choice questions, and requires a score of 75 percent in order to receive a passing grade. This exam will be administered in an electronic format.
The notice states that applicants should bring the below referenced materials to the October 2018 examination:
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2018 Basic Edition);
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Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (2017, Revised as of April 1, 2017 Parts 1 to 199);
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Instructions for Preparation of CBP Form 7501 (July 24, 2012);
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Right to Make Entry Directive 3530-002A;
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Business Rules and Process Document (Trade – External) Ace Entry Summary (Version 9.0) (May 2018).
CBP reminds you that, “[a]ny residual credit from the October 2017 examination expires on the delivery of the October 24, 2018 exam. If you have a credit, do not register, you are already registered by CBP. Those with exam credits will receive an email from CBP before advising that they are auto registered. If you do not receive that email by July 30, 2018, please email brokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov with EXAM CREDIT in the subject line. Those with residual credit will still need to create an account and self-select their testing site.”
Guidelines to register for the exam are posted on CBP's website. Registrations open on August 20, 2018 and close on September 24, 2018.
The CBP announcement may be viewed online at:
