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1. You, the broker, decide to open an office at a port within a district for which you
already have a permit. Which of the following information about your employees
do you NOT need to submit to the Port Director in that district prior to transacting
business? A. Social Security Number B. Date and place of birth C. Date and place
of broker exam D. Current home address and last prior home address E. Name and
- correct answer ✅
address of each prior employer and dates of employment for the previous 3 years
C
2. Which of the following will not provide for revocation of the broker's permit? A.
Nonpayment of the user fee. B. Neglecting to obtain a timely permit waiver. C.
Neglecting to advise CBP of the replacement permit qualifier within 120 days of
of a replacement permit qualifier within 180 days of loss - correct answer ✅
loss D. Nonpayment of permit qualifiers triennial fee E. Neglecting to advise CBP
C
3. In the case of a new employee, a customs broker must notify the CBP port
director that the broker has hired the new employee within _____. A. Five
calendar days after the new employee has been employed by the broker for 60
consecutive days B. Seven calendar days of hiring the new employee C. Ten
working days of hiring the new employee D. Ten calendar days after the new
calendar days of hiring the new employee - correct answer ✅
employee has been employed by the broker for 30 consecutive days E. 30
D
4. Payment for the __________________ is required every three years. A. Local
Report fee E. Harbor Maintenance fee - correct answer ✅
Permit fee B. National Permit fee C. Merchandise Processing fee D. Triennial Status
D
5. Which of the following customs transactions is NOT required to be performed
by a licensed customs broker? A. Temporary Importation under Bond B.
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Foreign Trade Zone Entry - correct answer ✅
Transportation in bond C. Permanent Exhibition Bond D. Trade Fair Entry E.
B
6. Bills resulting from dishonored checks or dishonored Automated Clearinghouse
(ACH) transactions are due? A. within 10 days of the date of issuance of the bill B.
within 30 days of the date of issuance of the bill C. within 15 days of the date of
days of the date of issuance of the bill - correct answer ✅
issuance of the bill D. within 2 days of the date of issuance of the bill E. within 20
C
7. What statement is FALSE? A. District means the geographic area covered by a
customs broker permit other than a national permit B. Employee of Broker, acting
solely for his employer, is not required to be licensed C. In order for a corporation
to qualify for a broker's license all officers must be a broker D. In order to obtain a
broker's license an individual must be of good moral character E. The status report
correct answer ✅
fee is $100.00 to defray the cost of administering the reporting requirement. -
C
8. Which of the following is NOT a factor that is indicative of a lack of supervision
or lack of working knowledge of customs procedures for which CBP may issue a
$5,000 penalty against a broker? A. A high rate of late filing liquidated damages
cases when compared with other brokers in the permitted district B. A high rate of
entry rejections when compared with other brokers in a permitted district C.
Failure to settle liquidated damages claims in a timely manner D. An inordinate
number of entries for which free entry is claimed with documentation E. A high
in the permitted district - correct answer ✅
number of missing entry summary documents when compared with other brokers
D
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9. What is the CLASSIFICATION of the imported merchandise? A. 0703.20.0015 B.
✅
0703.20.0020 C. 0703.20.0090 D. 0712.90.4040 E. 2005.99.9700 - correct answer
A
0901 B. 1808 C. 2811 D. 3881 E. 5501 - correct answer ✅
10. The port code to be identified in Block 20 of CBP Form 7501 is _______. A.
C
11. The amount of the harbor maintenance and merchandise processing fees is
✅
_____. A. $61.46 B. $86.46 C. $103.25 D. $231.77 E. $340.62 - correct answer
D
12. The amount of the duty due to U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
correct answer ✅
_____________. A. $110.59 B. $342.36 C. $5506.70 D. $11059.17 E. $14651.77 -
A
$1824.04 D. $2950.02 E. $3402.01 - correct answer B✅
13. The antidumping duty amount is _____________. A. $15.43 B. $1,543.14 C.
14. Which date is used for calculating the applicable rate of duty? A. Export B.
✅
Import C. Entry D. Entry Summary E. Immediate Transportation - correct answer
E
C. 311 D. 501 E. 610 - correct answer✅
15. Block 39 of CBP Form 7501 should reflect which Fee Class Code? A. 012 B. 013
D
16. What is the entered merchandise? A. Extruded rubber thread from Malaysia
that is subject to an antidumping duty B. Oil circular tubular goods from Indonesia
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subject to a countervailing duty C. Tuna caught in Indonesian waters that is
zone E. Wooden bedroom furniture from Indonesia - correct answer ✅
subject to a tariff rate quota D. Women's apparel that is placed in a foreign trade
E
17. If CBP believes that acceptance of an antidumping entry secured by a
continuous bond would place the revenue in jeopardy or otherwise hamper the
enforcement of applicable laws or regulations, CBP shall require additional
security pursuant to_______________. A. 19 CFR 151.65 B. 19 CFR 113.13(d) C. 19
✅
CFR 152.101(3) D. 19 CFR 351.203(a) E. 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) - correct answer
B
18. The determination of the applicable AD/CVD investigations or orders is
governed by the "time of entry" according to which: A. 19 CFR 142.3 B. 19 CFR
141.0(a) C. 19 CFR 159.10 D. 19 CFR 141.68 E. 19 CFR 132.4 - correct answer D✅
19. Company A imported seven ball bearings with integral shafts from Germany,
which are classified under subheading 8482.10.1080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, at a 2.4 percent ad valorem duty rate and are subject to
antidumping duties. The ball bearings are shipped by air and formally entered at
John F. Kennedy International Airport. The total value of the shipment is
$5,798.00. The applicable antidumping duty cash deposit rate is 68.89 percent.
What are the total amount of fees and estimated duties that should be reported
$164.15 - correct answer ✅
on CBP Form 7501? A. $4,019.24 B. $3,994.24 C. $4133.39 D. $4,158.39 E.
D
20. Absolute Quota merchandise imported in excess of the admissible quantity
must be disposed of using an approved method. Which of the following is not an
approved method of disposal? A. Place into a Foreign Trade Zone, until the next
quota opening period B. Enter into a Warehouse, until the next quota opening
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1. You, the broker, decide to open an office at a port within a district for which you
already have a permit. Which of the following information about your employees
do you NOT need to submit to the Port Director in that district prior to transacting
business? A. Social Security Number B. Date and place of birth C. Date and place
of broker exam D. Current home address and last prior home address E. Name and
- correct answer ✅
address of each prior employer and dates of employment for the previous 3 years
C
2. Which of the following will not provide for revocation of the broker's permit? A.
Nonpayment of the user fee. B. Neglecting to obtain a timely permit waiver. C.
Neglecting to advise CBP of the replacement permit qualifier within 120 days of
of a replacement permit qualifier within 180 days of loss - correct answer ✅
loss D. Nonpayment of permit qualifiers triennial fee E. Neglecting to advise CBP
C
3. In the case of a new employee, a customs broker must notify the CBP port
director that the broker has hired the new employee within _____. A. Five
calendar days after the new employee has been employed by the broker for 60
consecutive days B. Seven calendar days of hiring the new employee C. Ten
working days of hiring the new employee D. Ten calendar days after the new
calendar days of hiring the new employee - correct answer ✅
employee has been employed by the broker for 30 consecutive days E. 30
D
4. Payment for the __________________ is required every three years. A. Local
Report fee E. Harbor Maintenance fee - correct answer ✅
Permit fee B. National Permit fee C. Merchandise Processing fee D. Triennial Status
D
5. Which of the following customs transactions is NOT required to be performed
by a licensed customs broker? A. Temporary Importation under Bond B.
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Foreign Trade Zone Entry - correct answer ✅
Transportation in bond C. Permanent Exhibition Bond D. Trade Fair Entry E.
B
6. Bills resulting from dishonored checks or dishonored Automated Clearinghouse
(ACH) transactions are due? A. within 10 days of the date of issuance of the bill B.
within 30 days of the date of issuance of the bill C. within 15 days of the date of
days of the date of issuance of the bill - correct answer ✅
issuance of the bill D. within 2 days of the date of issuance of the bill E. within 20
C
7. What statement is FALSE? A. District means the geographic area covered by a
customs broker permit other than a national permit B. Employee of Broker, acting
solely for his employer, is not required to be licensed C. In order for a corporation
to qualify for a broker's license all officers must be a broker D. In order to obtain a
broker's license an individual must be of good moral character E. The status report
correct answer ✅
fee is $100.00 to defray the cost of administering the reporting requirement. -
C
8. Which of the following is NOT a factor that is indicative of a lack of supervision
or lack of working knowledge of customs procedures for which CBP may issue a
$5,000 penalty against a broker? A. A high rate of late filing liquidated damages
cases when compared with other brokers in the permitted district B. A high rate of
entry rejections when compared with other brokers in a permitted district C.
Failure to settle liquidated damages claims in a timely manner D. An inordinate
number of entries for which free entry is claimed with documentation E. A high
in the permitted district - correct answer ✅
number of missing entry summary documents when compared with other brokers
D
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9. What is the CLASSIFICATION of the imported merchandise? A. 0703.20.0015 B.
✅
0703.20.0020 C. 0703.20.0090 D. 0712.90.4040 E. 2005.99.9700 - correct answer
A
0901 B. 1808 C. 2811 D. 3881 E. 5501 - correct answer ✅
10. The port code to be identified in Block 20 of CBP Form 7501 is _______. A.
C
11. The amount of the harbor maintenance and merchandise processing fees is
✅
_____. A. $61.46 B. $86.46 C. $103.25 D. $231.77 E. $340.62 - correct answer
D
12. The amount of the duty due to U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
correct answer ✅
_____________. A. $110.59 B. $342.36 C. $5506.70 D. $11059.17 E. $14651.77 -
A
$1824.04 D. $2950.02 E. $3402.01 - correct answer B✅
13. The antidumping duty amount is _____________. A. $15.43 B. $1,543.14 C.
14. Which date is used for calculating the applicable rate of duty? A. Export B.
✅
Import C. Entry D. Entry Summary E. Immediate Transportation - correct answer
E
C. 311 D. 501 E. 610 - correct answer✅
15. Block 39 of CBP Form 7501 should reflect which Fee Class Code? A. 012 B. 013
D
16. What is the entered merchandise? A. Extruded rubber thread from Malaysia
that is subject to an antidumping duty B. Oil circular tubular goods from Indonesia
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subject to a countervailing duty C. Tuna caught in Indonesian waters that is
zone E. Wooden bedroom furniture from Indonesia - correct answer ✅
subject to a tariff rate quota D. Women's apparel that is placed in a foreign trade
E
17. If CBP believes that acceptance of an antidumping entry secured by a
continuous bond would place the revenue in jeopardy or otherwise hamper the
enforcement of applicable laws or regulations, CBP shall require additional
security pursuant to_______________. A. 19 CFR 151.65 B. 19 CFR 113.13(d) C. 19
✅
CFR 152.101(3) D. 19 CFR 351.203(a) E. 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) - correct answer
B
18. The determination of the applicable AD/CVD investigations or orders is
governed by the "time of entry" according to which: A. 19 CFR 142.3 B. 19 CFR
141.0(a) C. 19 CFR 159.10 D. 19 CFR 141.68 E. 19 CFR 132.4 - correct answer D✅
19. Company A imported seven ball bearings with integral shafts from Germany,
which are classified under subheading 8482.10.1080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, at a 2.4 percent ad valorem duty rate and are subject to
antidumping duties. The ball bearings are shipped by air and formally entered at
John F. Kennedy International Airport. The total value of the shipment is
$5,798.00. The applicable antidumping duty cash deposit rate is 68.89 percent.
What are the total amount of fees and estimated duties that should be reported
$164.15 - correct answer ✅
on CBP Form 7501? A. $4,019.24 B. $3,994.24 C. $4133.39 D. $4,158.39 E.
D
20. Absolute Quota merchandise imported in excess of the admissible quantity
must be disposed of using an approved method. Which of the following is not an
approved method of disposal? A. Place into a Foreign Trade Zone, until the next
quota opening period B. Enter into a Warehouse, until the next quota opening
