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CBP States Applications for April 2011 CHB Exam due March 4

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice of examination announcing that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011.

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April Exam Application and Fee Due by March 4

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, March 4, 2011 to be considered. Applications received by CBP after COB on March 4, 2011 will not be accepted -- no exceptions. In addition, applications and fees submitted to CBP Headquarters will be returned.

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, March 30, 2011.

CBP Will be Updating its Notice of Exam Soon - Materials List for Exam May be Outdated

According to CBP sources, the agency will soon be posting an updated version of its April exam notice, as some information - such as the reference material used for the exam - may be outdated. See future issue of ITT for a complete list of materials, etc. once CBP has updated its notice.

April 2011 exam instructions available here.