October 2018 — Question 21
Which of the following timeframes is INCORRECT?
- AFollowing the receipt of a broker application, the port director shall post a notice that the application has been filed. This notice will be posted for a least 2 consecutive weeks in the customhouse at the port and similarly at any other port where the applicant also proposes to maintain an office.
- BAn appeal of a failing grade on the Customs Broker Exam must be submitted within 30 working days after the date printed on the results notification letter.✓ CBP's answer
- CWhen merchandise is withdrawn from a bonded warehouse, a customs broker is required to retain records relating to the withdrawal for 5 years from the date of the last withdrawal under the entry.
- DPayments received by a broker from a client after the due date must be transmitted to government within 5 working days from receipt by the broker.
- EAn application for an individual license must be submitted within the 3 year period after the applicant passed the customs broker examination. Category V – Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties
Why this answer
Under 19 CFR 111.13(f) as in effect for this sitting, an examinee who fails the broker exam may appeal in writing within 60 calendar days after the date of the written notice of results, not within 30 working days, so option B misstates both the length and the unit of the period and is the incorrect timeframe. The remaining options accurately state rules under the edition tested: the two-week posting of notice of a license application, five-year retention of warehouse withdrawal records running from the last withdrawal under the entry, transmittal of late-received client payments within five working days, and the three-year window to apply for a license after passing the exam. Watch for: Accepting the plausible-sounding 30 working days when the appeal period is actually 60 calendar days.
Original CBLE Simulator explanation — the question and key above are CBP's; this analysis is ours. Verify against the current edition before relying on it in practice.
CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the October 2018 examination.
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