April 2025 Customs Broker Exam

The April 2025 customs broker license exam was administered on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. 80 multiple-choice questions in 4.5 hours, with 60 correct needed to pass. CBP reported a 30% pass rate prior to appeal decisions. 75 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

Thirty percent passed this sitting, which made it the most forgiving of the last three exams. The one that followed passed 12 percent. The swing between consecutive sittings is the best argument for preparing beyond a target score.

Citations on this sitting clustered in 19 CFR Part 111, Part 141 and Part 134, per CBP's own answer key.

Five questions from this exam

Q1. A customs broker has a client's confidential records as defined in CBP regulations pertaining to customs brokers. The records contain information that is not available from a source that is open to the public. The broker's client has specified in writing that the records should be kept confidential. Of those persons listed below, to whom may the broker disclose the confidential records?

  1. AThe client's surety on a particular entry
  2. BThe freight forwarder on a particular shipment
  3. CThe broker's other clients
  4. DThe client's exporter
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A  · Authority: 19 CFR 111.24

The correct answer is A because 19 CFR 111.24 explicitly permits disclosure to the client's surety on a particular entry, as this is a specific exception listed in the regulation. The other options are not permitted because the regulation does not authorize disclosure to freight forwarders (B), other clients (C), or exporters (D), who are not mentioned as exceptions. The confidentiality rule applies unless the information is publicly available, which is not the case here.

Q22. X-Rocs, Inc. (X-Rocs) imports multifunction digital office machines (copiers) with copy, print, fax, and scan functions to the U.S. from Korea. X-Rocs has a valid limited power of attorney (POA) with Expeditious Customs Brokers, LLC (Expeditious), limited to entering imported merchandise for consumption. Four years after importation, if the copiers have not sold in the U.S., X-Rocs exports the copiers to India. X-Rocs has a valid limited POA with Trade Experts Customs Brokers (TradeEx) for its drawback program. X-Rocs’ Vice President has signed a POA granting X-Rocs’ Trade Compliance Manager, who is not a licensed customs broker, the power to sign contracts and business documents on behalf of X-Rocs. A broker at TradeEx executed a POA with an unlicensed employee to sign customs business documents on behalf of TradeEx. Of the list below, who does NOT have the authority to sign drawback entries submitted to CBP on behalf of X-Rocs?

  1. AThe Vice-President of X-Rocs
  2. BAn employee of Expeditious
  3. CThe Trade Compliance Manager with X-Rocs
  4. DThe unlicensed employee of TradeEx
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.0a(f); 19 CFR 190.2; 19 CFR 190.6(a)-(b)

The correct answer is B because Expeditious’ limited power of attorney (POA) is restricted to entering merchandise for consumption, not drawback entries. 19 CFR 190.6(a)-(b) requires that drawback entries must be filed by a licensed customs broker or an individual authorized by a licensed customs broker. Since Expeditious’ POA does not cover drawback entries, its employees lack the authority to sign them. The Vice-President of X-Rocs (A) is not mentioned as having a POA related to drawback entries, but the question does not state they are prohibited. The Trade Compliance Manager (C) is not a licensed broker, but the question does not explicitly prohibit them from signing drawback entries, though 19 CFR 190.6(a)-(b) implies only licensed brokers can do so. The unlicensed employee of TradeEx (D) is explicitly prohibited by 19 CFR 190.6(a)-(b), but the question asks who does *not* have authority, not who is explicitly prohibited.

Q49. Which of the following best defines "entry summary?”

  1. AAny other documentation or electronic submission of data necessary to enable CBP to assess duties, and collect statistics on imported merchandise, and determine whether other requirements of law and regulations are met.
  2. BThe voluntary delivery to the appropriate CBP officer or electronic submission to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP authorized electronic data interchange system of the documentation or data for preliminary review of entry documentation or data for other purposes.
  3. CThe imported merchandise which has not been properly released from Customs custody in a Customs territory.
  4. DThe delivery to CBP, including electronic submission to ACE or any other CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system, of the entry documentation or data required by section 484(a), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 USC 1484(a)), to obtain the release of merchandise.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A  · Authority: 19 CFR 141.0a(b)

The correct answer is A because 19 CFR 141.0a(b) explicitly defines "entry summary" as any documentation or data necessary to enable CBP to assess duties, collect statistics, and verify compliance with legal requirements. Option B describes "submission" (19 CFR 141.0a(c)), not "entry summary." Option C refers to "unreleased merchandise," a term not defined in the provided text. Option D defines "entry" (19 CFR 141.0a(a)), not "entry summary," as it focuses on obtaining release of merchandise, which is a separate function.

Q73. Which of the following is an element of computed value of imported merchandise?

  1. AThe selling price of the merchandise in the United States
  2. BThe amount of internal tax imposed by the country of export that is directly applicable to the materials
  3. CThe price of merchandise in the domestic market of the country of exportation
  4. DThe packing costs of the imported merchandise
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D  · Authority: 19 CFR 152.106(a)(4)

The correct answer is D because 19 CFR 152.106(a)(4) explicitly lists "packing costs" as a required element of computed value. Option A is incorrect because the computed value does not consider U.S. selling prices, which are unrelated to the export production costs. Option B is excluded by 19 CFR 152.106(b)(1), which removes internal taxes remitted or refunded upon export from the cost of materials. Option C is not mentioned in the HTSUS text; computed value relies on producer profit and general expenses, not domestic market prices.

Q25. AZ-DZ Audio, Inc. (AZ-DZ) manufactures stage monitor loudspeakers (monitors) in Arizona from a mix of foreign and domestic components. Three years ago, AZ-DZ made a special export edition of its “Goes to Eleven” monitor for customers outside the U.S. That same year, AZ-DZ imported special gold cables from South Korea to be used in the Goes to Eleven monitors. AZ-DZ did not use all of the imported cables to make monitors and exported its excess stock back to the supplier last year. AZ-DZ now wants to claim unused merchandise drawback under 19 USC 1313(j) for duties paid on the unused cables. AZ-DZ never provided prior notice of intent to export or destroy merchandise to CBP as required by 19 CFR 190.35. In order to claim unused merchandise drawback despite its failure to comply with 19 CFR 190.35, AZ-DZ files an application with CBP’s Detroit Drawback office pursuant to the CBP regulations. Which of the following information is AZ-DZ NOT required to provide in their application?

  1. AThe port(s) of exportation of the cables
  2. BThe relationship between the parties involved in the import and export transactions
  3. CThe export period covered by the application
  4. DThe country or countries to which the unused cables were exported
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D  · Authority: 19 CFR 190.35; 19 CFR 190.36

The correct answer is D because 19 CFR 190.35(b) does not require the country of export in the notice of intent to export or in the drawback application itself. The regulation mandates information like the port of exportation (A), the relationship between parties (B), and the export period (C), but the destination country is not explicitly listed as a required detail. The focus of the notice is on the logistics of the export (e.g., port, timing, contact details) rather than the specific country of export. The absence of this requirement in the cited text means D is not necessary.

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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.

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