19 CFR 163 on the Customs Broker Exam
15 of the 1,261 questions CBP has released are answered from 19 CFR 163 — 1.2% of every question on record, about 0.9 on a paper of 80. Cited in 10 of the 17 published sittings.
Questions
15
Sittings cited in
10 of 17
Per paper
~0.9
What CBP asks out of 19 CFR 163
19 CFR Part 163 is titled "Recordkeeping". It is one part of Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations — the customs regulations, which you may bring into the exam room.
The questions are not spread evenly. Broker Compliance accounts for 9 of them, which is where to start if this is a weak spot.
| Topic | Questions | Share of these |
|---|---|---|
| Broker Compliance | 9 | 60% |
| Entry & Entry Summary | 3 | 20% |
| Anti-Dumping & Countervailing Duties | 1 | 7% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 7% |
| Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures | 1 | 7% |
Questions answered from 19 CFR 163
All 15, newest sitting first. Each one shows CBP's official answer and the exact citation behind it.
- April 2026 Q5Which ONE of the four choices below correctly identifies how long a customs broker must retain the speficied type of record?19 CFR 163.4(a)-(b) · 19 CFR 111.23(a)-(b)Answer →
- April 2026 Q6Which ONE of the following four scenarios best demonstrates proper compliance with a record examination request? Assume that duly…19 CFR 111.23(a)-(b) · 19 CFR 111.25(a)-(b)Answer →
- October 2025 Q11Which of the following parties is required to maintain records and render them for examination and inspection by CBP?19 CFR 163.2(a)(1)(i)-(ii) · 19 CFR 163.2(e)Answer →
- October 2025 Q16An individually licensed broker subject to continuing broker education requirements completed a qualifying course on April 15, 2027. The…19 CFR 111.102(d)(1) · 19 CFR 163.4(a)Answer →
- April 2025 Q2A customs broker recently imported merchandise into the customs territory of the United States and transmitted the entry records for this…19 CFR 163.2(a) · 19 CFR 163.3Answer →
- October 2024 Q7A duly licensed customs broker was named in and properly served a U.S CBP summons signed by a Center Director. The summons requires the…19 CFR 163.7(a)Answer →
- May 2024 Q5A duly licensed customs broker plans to switch from keeping paper records of documents created in the course of conducting customs business…19 CFR 163.5(b)Answer →
- May 2024 Q6Which of the following is TRUE regarding the record retention period?19 CFR 163.4(b)(3)Answer →
- October 2023 Q67Which regulation provides for penalties against a broker as an alternate sanction to revocation or suspension of licenses for enumerated…19 CFR 171 · 19 CFR 162.72Answer →
- October 2021 Q72An importer, Greg’s Sports Accessories, imports small orders for individual customers which are valued at less than $800. The company…19 CFR § 163.4(a)(4)Answer →
- April 2021 Q42Goods are imported under a consumption entry on January 3, 2020. Estimated duties are deposited. On October 18, 2020, CBP liquidated the…19 CFR § 163.4(a)(1)Answer →
- April 2019 Q7Which of the following is a TRUE statement regarding record-keeping responsibilities?19CFR163.2(a) · 19CFR163.2(d)Answer →
- October 2018 Q53Which of the following records may the broker dispose of prior to 5 years from date of entry?19 CFR 163.4(b)(2)Answer →
- October 2018 Q54When may a $10,000 recordkeeping penalty be assessed?19 CFR 163.6 (b)(ii)Answer →
- October 2018 Q63When is offsetting of overpayments NOT allowed?19 CFR 163Answer →
Where the text is
The exam is open book, so the only thing that matters on the day is how fast you reach the right paragraph.
Question counts are from CBP's published papers and answer keys, 2018–2026, checked October 6, 2026 against CBP's own release. One count per question: a question citing three subsections counts once.
Questions candidates ask about this
- How many Customs Broker Exam questions come from 19 CFR 163?
- 15 of the 1,261 questions CBP has released are answered from 19 CFR 163 — 1.2% of everything on record, about 0.9 on a paper of 80. 19 CFR 163 has been cited in 10 of the 17 released sittings, averaging 0.9 questions a paper.
- What does 19 CFR 163 cover?
- 19 CFR Part 163 is titled "Recordkeeping". It is one part of Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations — the customs regulations, which you may bring into the exam room. On the exam it shows up mostly in Broker Compliance (9 questions), Entry & Entry Summary (3 questions), Anti-Dumping & Countervailing Duties (1 questions).
- Is 19 CFR 163 worth tabbing?
- 19 CFR 163 has been cited in 10 of the 17 released sittings, averaging 0.9 questions a paper. That is less than a question a paper, so it sits behind the parts that carry several — worth knowing where it is, not worth learning by heart.
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Knowing that this carries 15 questions is only useful next to knowing how many of them you get right. The diagnostic is weighted like a real paper and takes fifteen minutes.