U.S. & International Trade Compliance Study & Test Preparation

Building on Previous Preparation and Experience

It may be fairly obvious that one should prepare for taking the Customs Broker License Exam a second or third [...]

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Taking the Exam Again is Standard Practice

The percentage of first-time takers to pass the Customs Broker License Examination is most likely well within the single digits [...]

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Submitting an Appeal for Questions You Missed on the Exam

Here are a few tips on submitting an appeal to CBP should you believe a sufficient number of the questions [...]

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April 2010 CBE Official Answer Key Now on CBP.gov

The official answer key for the April 2010 exam has been posted here on CBP.gov. Notable are the five questions [...]

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HTS Competence

If we had to imagine what “competence” would entail in the area of Classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of [...]

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Finding the Forest in the April 2010 Exam

The April 2010 Customs Broker License Exam (CBE) is now history, though its effects will reverberate for several weeks and [...]

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Notice the Notice? CBP Announces April 2010 Exam

Here’s the link to the  Notice of Examination for the April 2010 Customs Broker License Exam (CBE or CBLE) that [...]

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Take Your Time(s) To Pass the Exam

Passing the U.S. customs broker license examination takes time, sometimes more than one time.  Typically, a first-time exam candidate may [...]

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More Importantly, Where Do We Go From Here?

It is never advisable to comment on something when one is not sure what to make of it, but here [...]

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October 2009 Exam Confirms CBE’s Unpredictability

One week after the October 2009 Customs Broker License Examination was given, examinees are still scratching their heads over its [...]

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