US Customs Broker Licensing Guidelines

US Customs Licensed Broker
Customs brokers are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assist importers and exporters in meeting Federal requirements governing imports and exports. Brokers submit necessary information and appropriate payments to CBP on behalf of their clients and charge them a fee for this service. Brokers must have expertise in the entry procedures, admissibility requirements, classification, valuation, and the rates of duty and applicable taxes and fees for imported merchandise. There are approximately 11,000 active licensed Customs brokers in the United States.

Qualification for becoming a US Customs broker

• a United States citizen
• at least 21 years old
• not a current Federal Government employee
• Possess good moral character
• passing the Customs Broker License Examination

There is no requirement for certain education degree or any working experience. You don’t have to be a US Citizen to take the exam. The examination result is valid for 3 years from the date of examination result notification. Assuming you are only a permanent resident, you are still eligible to become Customs broker if you can become US citizen as far as the Exam result is still valid.

The Customs Broker License Examination
The Customs Broker License Examination is an open book/open test with 80 multiple-choice questions. The test is 4 hours long and usually given at CBP service ports on the first Monday in April and the first Monday in October. A passing score is 75 percent or better. The test is 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)

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Applying for the US Customs Broker Licensing Exam
The examination application and $200 fee need to be mailed to the local service port, and The CBP port director must receive them at least 30 days in advance of the examination.

For a listing of local Service Port
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/ports/

Examination Application form
http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3124E.pdf

Applying for US Customs Broker License
After passing the Customs Broker License Examination, an applicant must apply to a CBP port director within 3 years of the date of the Exam result notification letter. There is a $200 application fee (plus a fingerprint check and processing fee). An applicant applies to the port where he or she wants to transact Customs business as a broker.

Licensing Application form
http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3124.pdf

For a listing of local Service Port
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/ports/

Finding a job
A US Customs Broker can work for Customs Brokerage Firm, Importer, Exporters, International Freight Forwarders and other Logistics Service Providers. Since most of goods in US are outsourced and manufactured outside of the United States, import volume is very high, and there are plenty of Job opportunities. The nature of the jobs is usually much more stable than most of other industries. *Source from www.cbp.gov
*Updated on 10/23/2009