I have a full-time job. It appears that your test prep is scheduled to start on a set date and runs for 13 weeks instead of study at one's own pace? How much will the reference materials ( 19 CFR and Harmonized Tariff Schedule catalog), the rack, tabs, etc. all cost? Once licensed, will I be using those reference books for work? How do I usually find customers? Thank you.
Hi there! It does start on a set date, but we have several students who sign up and use it on their own pace and take the following exam instead of the one coming up. Reference materials can be purchased on your own, and we're also putting together a materials option for student convenience. It usually runs ~$500 for materials. Once licensed, you absolutely can use those materials, but you're likely to use the online versions for simpler search and to account for updates. Customers can be found via a wide variety of ways, or you can work for a brokerage company to build up experience and gain contacts.
Currently a Senior Drawback Analyst, so just a tiny sliver of this global trade industry I love more every day. Took the CBLE for the first time in October! Wish I found y’all sooner. Your videos are informative and captivating, but I’m a fellow nerd as you put it haha! Look forward to expanding my career into industry with a wider scope than drawback. Thanks for your videos and I will look into the courses you offer, I just love to dialogue about drawback and other trade sectors! I took Thompson and Reuters course for my exam. Very little interactivity, you and your team seem much more engaging, I love that! I’ll end my novel here, but we will probably be virtually meeting sooner rather than later. Thanks again!
Thanks for the awesome content in yesterdays webinar. Y'all are the best in the business in explaining the system complexities and the human aspect of the export/import world. I would like to join the drawing for a place in the next customs brokerage course. Please pick me! :)
Please could you give assistance to other countries like Solomon Islands, I was thinking of sitting for the Customs broker exam as well please I need help
Hi Tabuna! We are experts in the United States Customs Broker Regulations, but each country has their own unique regs. It looks like this is a decent link to the Solomon Islands customs broker next steps. solomons.gov.sb/ministry-of-finance-and-treasury/customs-and-excise-division/essential-services/obtain-a-customs-clearing-agent-brokers-license/
Hi! Each country has different requirements for a customs broker license, and we don't have any countries that have reciprocal licenses. You must be a U.S. citizen to have a U.S. customs broker license. CBP is also passing a rule that to perform U.S. customs business you must be physically within the U.S., so you cannot do U.S. customs business in Dubai, Turkey, or China.
I am late to finding you guys, but I'm currently studying and taking the upcoming test a few weeks from now. I have been wondering about permit requirements, and since my current job is INTL and utilizes multiple entry ports across the US, if you are able to apply for a national permit 'right off the bat.'
Hi, Romulus! We're glad you found us! Regarding your question - please use the contact form on our website and one of our experts will be in touch to further discuss your situation.
This is a great question! You don't need a four-year degree in the U.S. to become a licensed customs broker. You do need: (1) to be a citizen of the US and NOT a government employee, (2) to be 21, (3) to be of "good moral character", and (4) to have passed the customs broker exam within the last three years.
This is a great question! Unfortunately, the regulations require full citizenship to take the customs broker license exam, and to become a customs broker in the U.S.
I find it hard to believe that government employees cannot take the CBLE. Please inform me of your source that says otherwise. I am only aware that government employees cannot be a licensed broker. The difference is that a government employee should have the right to pass the test before deciding whether to quit his federal job and get his customs broker license.
Just got your reply from one of your recent videos. 19 CFR 111.13(b) was your answer which explains what I needed to know. I really wasn't ready to give up.
