Cer fied Customs Specialist Course (CCS)/ Cer fied
Export Specialist (CES) Exam Study 2025 Update
|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | frequently
MOST TESTED ques ons| GET IT RIGHT!!
The US Customs Service was created in 1789. Over the years, CBP gave rise to which of the
following agencies?
a. Na$onal Ins$tute of Standards and Technology
b. US Coast Guard
c. Department of Veterans Affairs
d. All of the above - Answers d. All of the above
What is the mission of the Department of Homeland Security?
a. To protect America from the cross-border crime and illegal immigra$on that threaten na$onal
security and public safety
b. To safeguard America's borders thereby protec$ng the public from dangerous people and
materials while enhancing the Na$on's global economic compe$$veness by enabling legi$mate
trade and travel
c. To safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values
d. To protect the na$on's transporta$on systems to ensure freedom of movement for people
and commerce - Answers c. To safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Department of Homeland Security?
a. Science and Technology Directorate
b. Bureau of the Census
c. Transporta$on Security Administra$on
d. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
,e. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Answers b. Bureau of the Census
CBP's responsibili$es are vast, but do NOT encompass:
a. Licensing imported firearms
b. Compiling import and export trade data
c. Collec$ng du$es on imported goods
d. Inspec$ng agricultural products at $me of import - Answers a. Licensing imported firearms
When the posi$on of the Commissioner of CBP becomes vacant, a candidate must be granted
the post by:
a. Senate appointment
b. President nomina$on and the consent of the US House of Representa$ves
c. Elec$on by popular vote
d. Presiden$al nomina$on and the consent of the Senate
e. Appointment by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Answers d.
Presiden$al nomina$on and the consent of the Senate
Cer fied Export Specialist (CES) Exam Study 2025 Update |QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | frequently MOST TESTED ques ons| GET IT RIGHT!!
With respect to cargo insurance claim procedures, the insurance policy will provide specified
$me limits in which the assured must: - Answers 1. Submit a formal claim specifying amount
claimed supported by proof of loss documenta$on.
2. No$fy the insurance carrier following discovery of loss.
3. File a lawsuit to pursue an unse;led claim.
An airfreight forwarder's func$on is to make all the arrangements necessary to move a
shipment from the shipper or supplier's door to the consignee's door or other place of delivery
within the period of $me specified by its customer. - Answers True
, Absent a system of common carriage, all "for hire" ocean shipping would revert to contract
carriage, with each shipper having to nego$ate rates and condi$ons of service separately with
each carrier. - Answers True
How should you proceed with Schedule B classifica$on of products for which the shipper's
descrip$on is very general or vague (e.g., "auto parts," "building materials," "medical device")? -
Answers Contact the shipper for more specific descrip$on(s) before proceeding.
If imported goods arrive in wood packaging that is not ISPM-15 cer$fied, the shipment may be
refused entry and the importer fined regardless of whether the wood actually contains insects. -
Answers True
An interna$onal air carrier may reject a claim for damage if the shipper's packaging was
inadequate to safeguard the contents from damage resul$ng from the normal rigors of the
intended transporta$on, and there is no evidence of mis-handling by carrier. - Answers True
In the case of a routed export transac$on where the FPPI has expressly assumed responsibility
as exporter under the EAR, the USPPI must, upon request of the FPPI, provide ECCN(s) or
sufficient technical informa$on to determine classifica$on. - Answers True
The "all-risks clause" under an open cargo insurance policy means that all commodi$es are
insured for loss or damage from all commercial risks. - Answers False
Costs being equal, typically the shipper is be;er served by a single through intermodal bill of
lading rather than separately contrac$ng for each segment of needed transporta$on. - Answers
True
A supply chain owner can now reliably out-source some or many supply chain management
func$ons to 3PLs or 4PLs. - Answers True
, A U.S. OTI license is required for forwarding type services only when such services are
associated with the dispatch of ocean cargo via a U.S. port. - Answers True
Air cargo shipments, including the connec$ng land transporta$on at origin and des$na$on, are
insurable under almost all marine open cargo policies. - Answers True
To which of the following should you refer in order to determine if a substance is classifiable as
"dangerous goods" for transport purposes? - Answers 1. Shipper
2. Dangerous goods list (DGL)
A party solely performing consular documenta$on services for an ocean shipment depar$ng via
U.S. port on behalf of another party (shipper or ocean forwarder) requires an OTI license issued
by the FMC. - Answers False
Dangerous goods are uniformly iden$fied in all interna$onal DG regula$ons (e.g., IMDG Code,
ICAO Technical Instruc$ons) through a global classifica$on system, by: - Answers 1. Proper
Shipping Name
2. Hazard Class
3. Packing Group
4. Hazard Division, when applicable
5. US Number
Enforcement of FMC regula$ons is primarily conducted by the U.S. Jus$ce Department. -
Answers False
A le;er of credit may be amended only to change the amount, expiry date, shipping deadline
or required documents. - Answers False
Export Specialist (CES) Exam Study 2025 Update
|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | frequently
MOST TESTED ques ons| GET IT RIGHT!!
The US Customs Service was created in 1789. Over the years, CBP gave rise to which of the
following agencies?
a. Na$onal Ins$tute of Standards and Technology
b. US Coast Guard
c. Department of Veterans Affairs
d. All of the above - Answers d. All of the above
What is the mission of the Department of Homeland Security?
a. To protect America from the cross-border crime and illegal immigra$on that threaten na$onal
security and public safety
b. To safeguard America's borders thereby protec$ng the public from dangerous people and
materials while enhancing the Na$on's global economic compe$$veness by enabling legi$mate
trade and travel
c. To safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values
d. To protect the na$on's transporta$on systems to ensure freedom of movement for people
and commerce - Answers c. To safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Department of Homeland Security?
a. Science and Technology Directorate
b. Bureau of the Census
c. Transporta$on Security Administra$on
d. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
,e. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Answers b. Bureau of the Census
CBP's responsibili$es are vast, but do NOT encompass:
a. Licensing imported firearms
b. Compiling import and export trade data
c. Collec$ng du$es on imported goods
d. Inspec$ng agricultural products at $me of import - Answers a. Licensing imported firearms
When the posi$on of the Commissioner of CBP becomes vacant, a candidate must be granted
the post by:
a. Senate appointment
b. President nomina$on and the consent of the US House of Representa$ves
c. Elec$on by popular vote
d. Presiden$al nomina$on and the consent of the Senate
e. Appointment by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Answers d.
Presiden$al nomina$on and the consent of the Senate
Cer fied Export Specialist (CES) Exam Study 2025 Update |QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | frequently MOST TESTED ques ons| GET IT RIGHT!!
With respect to cargo insurance claim procedures, the insurance policy will provide specified
$me limits in which the assured must: - Answers 1. Submit a formal claim specifying amount
claimed supported by proof of loss documenta$on.
2. No$fy the insurance carrier following discovery of loss.
3. File a lawsuit to pursue an unse;led claim.
An airfreight forwarder's func$on is to make all the arrangements necessary to move a
shipment from the shipper or supplier's door to the consignee's door or other place of delivery
within the period of $me specified by its customer. - Answers True
, Absent a system of common carriage, all "for hire" ocean shipping would revert to contract
carriage, with each shipper having to nego$ate rates and condi$ons of service separately with
each carrier. - Answers True
How should you proceed with Schedule B classifica$on of products for which the shipper's
descrip$on is very general or vague (e.g., "auto parts," "building materials," "medical device")? -
Answers Contact the shipper for more specific descrip$on(s) before proceeding.
If imported goods arrive in wood packaging that is not ISPM-15 cer$fied, the shipment may be
refused entry and the importer fined regardless of whether the wood actually contains insects. -
Answers True
An interna$onal air carrier may reject a claim for damage if the shipper's packaging was
inadequate to safeguard the contents from damage resul$ng from the normal rigors of the
intended transporta$on, and there is no evidence of mis-handling by carrier. - Answers True
In the case of a routed export transac$on where the FPPI has expressly assumed responsibility
as exporter under the EAR, the USPPI must, upon request of the FPPI, provide ECCN(s) or
sufficient technical informa$on to determine classifica$on. - Answers True
The "all-risks clause" under an open cargo insurance policy means that all commodi$es are
insured for loss or damage from all commercial risks. - Answers False
Costs being equal, typically the shipper is be;er served by a single through intermodal bill of
lading rather than separately contrac$ng for each segment of needed transporta$on. - Answers
True
A supply chain owner can now reliably out-source some or many supply chain management
func$ons to 3PLs or 4PLs. - Answers True
, A U.S. OTI license is required for forwarding type services only when such services are
associated with the dispatch of ocean cargo via a U.S. port. - Answers True
Air cargo shipments, including the connec$ng land transporta$on at origin and des$na$on, are
insurable under almost all marine open cargo policies. - Answers True
To which of the following should you refer in order to determine if a substance is classifiable as
"dangerous goods" for transport purposes? - Answers 1. Shipper
2. Dangerous goods list (DGL)
A party solely performing consular documenta$on services for an ocean shipment depar$ng via
U.S. port on behalf of another party (shipper or ocean forwarder) requires an OTI license issued
by the FMC. - Answers False
Dangerous goods are uniformly iden$fied in all interna$onal DG regula$ons (e.g., IMDG Code,
ICAO Technical Instruc$ons) through a global classifica$on system, by: - Answers 1. Proper
Shipping Name
2. Hazard Class
3. Packing Group
4. Hazard Division, when applicable
5. US Number
Enforcement of FMC regula$ons is primarily conducted by the U.S. Jus$ce Department. -
Answers False
A le;er of credit may be amended only to change the amount, expiry date, shipping deadline
or required documents. - Answers False
