CBP Posts October 2007 Customs Broker Exam and Answer Key (9% Pass Rate)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site the October 2007 customs broker license exam and answer key.
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(The exams and answer keys for the October and April exams for the years 1997 through 2006 are alsoavailable on CBP's Web site. In addition, the April 2007 exam and answer key are posted to CBP's Web site. CBP notes that it posts these exams and answer keys in their original condition at the time of scoring.)
Pass Rate was 9% (Four "Problem" Questions)
Sources have stated that the October 2007 customs broker license exam had a pass rate of just over 9%. (The pass rate for the April 2007 exam was 20.8%.)
These sources indicate that approximately 1,400 persons took the October 2007 exam, which is comparable to April 2007, when 1,468 persons took the exam.
According to the answer key and sources, the October 2007 exam had four "problem questions" for which CBP granted credit for all answers - 9, 35, 46, and 80.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/27/07 news, 07082710, for BP reminder on the application due date for the October 2007 customs broker license exam, which provides information on those passing being eligible to apply for a customs broker license.
See ITT's Online Archives or 06/15/07 news, 07061505, for BP summary of CBP posting the April 2007 customs broker license exam and answer key.)
October 2007 customs broker license exam and answer key (posted 11/13/07) are available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/broker_management/broker_exam/exam_and_key_downloads/