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Customs Broker License Exam
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Questions80 multiple-choice questions
Testing time4.5 hours
ScoringA score of 75 percent is required to pass
Exam feeUSD 390 examination fee, prescribed in 19 CFR 111.96(a) and remitted via the eCBP portal at registration
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- Who runs it
- CBP
- Category
- Supply Chain & Operations
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label. Each administration designates its open-book reference material editions (October 28, 2026 CBLE: HTSUS Basic Edition 2026; Title 19 CFR 2025 Annual Edition; ACE Entry Summary Instructions v2.4a; RTME Directive 3530-002A; ACE BRPD v12)
- Where it applies
- United States — national
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- Administered by CBP, with scheduling, exam-day delivery, and candidate support handled by CBP's examination vendor (CBLE support desk at talogy.com; exam development contact at pdri.com)
- Format
- Electronic, open-book, multiple-choice exam taken in person at centralized testing facilities
- Availability
- Twice a year, generally on the fourth Wednesday in April and October; next administration October 28, 2026, with registration open August 17 - September 16, 2026
- Results
- Exam Results Letters emailed to examinees within two to three weeks of the exam date (approximately 21 days)
- Score validity
- A passing score supports a broker license application for up to 3 years from the issue date on the passing examination notification letter
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
One 80-question open-book electronic exam whose typical categories are Entry/Entry Summary (partner governmental agencies, foreign trade zones and bonded warehouses, bonds, warehouse entries, intellectual property rights, marking and country of origin, modernized drawback), Classification, Valuation/Appraisement and Duty Assessment, Broker Compliance (power of attorney, recordkeeping, fines and penalties, continuing education), Quota, and Practical Exercises, with the designated reference materials accessible through the electronic exam platform
Where rules vary
One uniform national licensing examination required to become a licensed U.S. customs broker and conduct customs business before CBP; eligibility is restricted to U.S. citizens.
Eligibility
U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, and not an officer or employee of the U.S. government on the exam date
Retake policy
An examinee may retake the examination when it is next offered (twice yearly) by re-applying and paying the $390 examination fee; since the April 2026 CBLE, examinees scoring within three questions of passing (57 or higher out of 80) may instead appeal up to four questions