April 2022 Customs Broker Exam
The April 2022 customs broker license exam (CBLE) was an open-book sitting of 80 multiple-choice questions in 4.5 hours, with 60 correct needed to pass. 69 questions from this sitting are in the simulator, each with the official citation from CBP's answer key and a plain-English explanation.
What this sitting was like
Citations on this sitting clustered in 19 CFR Part 111, Part 141 and Part 146, per CBP's own answer key.
Five questions from this exam
Q26. The chemical compounds, petroleum coke and petroleum bitumen, are classified under HTS heading 2713. What additional information must an invoice covering a shipment of these goods contain?
- ATrade name and percentage by weight of each component
- BAny metallic element and percentage thereof
- CStatement of weight and color
- DIntended use and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number
- EWhether it is a dye and what material it is applied to
Show the answer and explanation
The correct answer is D) Intended use and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number. 19 CFR 141.89(a) lists extra invoice requirements by class of merchandise, and the entry for chemicals reads: "Furnish the use and Chemical Abstracts Service number of chemical compounds classified in Chapters 27, 28 and 29, HTSUS." Petroleum coke and petroleum bitumen sit in heading 2713, which is in Chapter 27, so both pieces are required. The other choices are real 141.89 requirements attached to different goods, which is what makes them tempting: percentage by weight of each component belongs to certain textile and alloy entries, metallic elements to iron and steel, and colour and dye questions to heading 3204 products. None of them attaches to Chapter 27 chemicals.
Q63. A shipment has arrived on an East coast port with an arrival date of Monday, May 4, 2020, at 11:05AM Eastern Time (ET). The error-free entry summary, with payment, is submitted at the arrival port on Thursday May 7, 2020, at 16:40PM ET. What is the presentation date and time for non-opening moment quota purposes?
- AMonday, May 4, 2020 – 11:05AM ET
- BTuesday, May 5, 2020 – 08:00AM ET
- CThursday, May 7, 2020 – 16:40PM ET
- DFriday May, 8, 2020 – 08:30AM ET
- EFriday May, 8, 2020 – 09:00AM ET
Show the answer and explanation
The correct answer is D because, under 19 CFR 141.68(d), the time of entry for quota-class merchandise is determined by the time the entry summary is successfully presented in proper form with estimated duties attached. Since the entry summary was submitted on Thursday, May 7, at 16:40 PM ET, which is after standard business hours (typically 8:00 AM–5:00 PM), the presentation date for quota purposes is the next business day, Friday, May 8, 2020. The time of 08:30 AM ET aligns with the standard processing window for such submissions. Option C is incorrect because the submission time itself does not establish the presentation date for quota purposes; the rule explicitly ties the time of entry to the successful presentation of the entry summary, which may occur on a subsequent business day. Options A and B are irrelevant to the quota-class merchandise rule, and E is incorrect because the time is not specified as 09:00 AM in the cited authority.
Q68. When may a Power of Attorney (POA) be revoked?
- APrior to being submitted to CBP
- BWithin 30 days from execution
- CUpon written approval by the port director
- DAt any time by written notice given to and received by the port director
- EIt may not be revoked
Show the answer and explanation
The correct answer is D because 19 CFR 141.35 explicitly states that a POA may be revoked "at any time by written notice given to and received by CBP," which aligns with option D. Option A is incorrect because the regulation does not limit revocation to before submission; revocation is allowed at any time. Option B is unsupported as the 30-day period is not mentioned in the cited authority. Option C is incorrect because revocation does not require port director approval, only written notice. Option E is false because the regulation clearly permits revocation.
Q72. If an importer of record desires to have refunds, bills, or notices of liquidation mailed in care of their agent and has a CBP Form 4811 on file, the agent’s importer number must be on CBP Form 7501 in which designated block?
- ABlock number 8, Importing Carrier
- BBlock number 22, Consignee Number
- CBlock number 26, Importer of Record Name and Address
- DBlock number 24, Reference Number
- EBlock number 25, Ultimate Consignee Name and Address Use the below partial CBP Form 7501, Entry Summary, to answer questions 73 and 74.
Show the answer and explanation
The credited answer is D) Block number 24, Reference Number. The cited text reads: (a) Preparation-(1) Paper entry and entry summary documentation. Except when entry and entry summary documentation is filed with CBP electronically pursuant to the provisions of part 143 of this chapter: (i) Such documentation must be prepared on a typewriter (keyboard), or with ink, indelible pencil, or other permanent medium, and all copies must be legible; (ii) The entry summary must be signed by the importer…
Q47. For this Temporary Importation Under Bond (TIB), which CLASSIFICATION would be appropriate for the following scenario? Toys Extravaganza, Inc., located in Germany, owns a mold used to cast certain plastic toy figurines. Happy Toys Co., located in the United States, produces these same certain plastic toy figurines, within which they manufacture and sell exclusively for exportation. Happy Toys Co. wants to temporarily import the mold for use in their production of the plastic toy figurines while their mold is being repaired. Happy Toys Co. does not intend to import the mold for sale or sale on approval and will only use it to produce these toy figurines. After using this mold, Happy Toys Co. will return the mold to Germany 4 months from its date of importation.
- A9813.00.30
- B9813.00.50
- C9813.00.55
- D9813.00.60
- EIt is not eligible for a TIB entry
Show the answer and explanation
The correct classification is 9813.00.55 because the mold is temporarily imported for exclusive use in manufacturing articles for export, as described in the HTSUS text for that subheading. This aligns with the scenario where the mold is used solely for producing toy figurines for export and not for sale in the U.S. Option A (9813.00.30) applies to testing or experimental purposes, which is not the case here. Option B (9813.00.50) covers professional equipment for nonresidents, but the mold is used by a U.S. company, not a nonresident. Option D (9813.00.60) pertains to animals and poultry, which is irrelevant. Option E is incorrect because the scenario meets the criteria for 9813.00.55 under 19 CFR 10.31.
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Answers and citations are from CBP's published answer key. CBP does not modify answer keys after appeal decisions, so where an appeal later overturned an answer, the key still shows the original.
What this exam was written against
The reference editions in force for this sitting. Editions matter: a question written against an older HTSUS or CFR can test a rule that has since changed.
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2021 Basic Edition, No Supplements) (HTSUS)
- Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (2021 Revised as of April 1, 2021) (Parts 1 to 140) (Parts 141 to 199)
- ACE Entry Summary Instructions Version 2.4a (ACE ES)
- Right to Make Entry (RTME) Directive 3530-002A
- ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document (Trade-External 10.50, March 2021 (Section 1 through 12) (ACE BRPD)
Sit this exam
69 questions from this sitting are in the simulator, in their original exam order, on a 3 hour 53 minute clock. Same order the candidates saw them in, same pace.
11 questions are left out: the law they tested has changed since. The directions screen notes this before you start, so nothing is a surprise mid exam.
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CBP's official answer keys for recent exams are on CBP's past-exams page (the five most recent sittings only). Last verified against cbp.gov: August 2, 2026.