Reminder: Applications for Oct 2010 CHB Exam Due Sept 3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, October 4, 2010.
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October Exam Application and Fee Due by September 3
All exam applications and exam fees ($200) must be received and accepted by CBP at the service port where the applicant intends to take the examination on or before the close of business (COB) Friday, September 3, 2010 to be considered.
Any applicant who files an application and subsequently wishes to withdraw from the exam must submit a written notice of withdrawal to the CBP service port where the application was originally tendered, by COB Wednesday, September 29, 2010.
Those That Pass Exam May Apply for Customs Broker License
If the applicant achieves a passing score and wishes to apply to become a licensed customs broker, an Application for Customs Broker License (CBP 3124), fingerprints, a current credit report, and a License Fee of $200 will be required. CBP notes that to apply for a license, an applicant must be 21 years of age and a U.S. citizen at the time of the filing of the license application and not be an officer or employee of the U.S. Government.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 07/15/10 news, 10071535, for BP summary announcing the exam.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 08/26/10 news, 10082604, for BP summary of CBP issuing a final rule amending its regulations regarding the requirements that an individual must satisfy in order to take the exam, effective September 27, 2010.)
Notice of exam is available here.
Exam instructions are available here.