October 2020 (PM) — Question 4
Which 19 Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR) states a waiver is required for a customs broker to obtain customs business from a freight forwarder?
- A111. 28
- B111.30
- C111.36 (c)(2)(i)✓ CBP's answer
- D113.53
- E141.46
Why this answer
Relations between brokers and freight forwarders are governed by 19 CFR 111.36(c), and the keyed paragraph is where the written waiver lives: a broker obtaining business through a forwarder must transmit to the importer a true copy of the brokerage charges unless the importer or other party in interest waives that requirement in writing. None of the other cited sections contains any importer waiver — 111.28 concerns employee information, 111.30 status reports and address changes, 113.53 bond conditions, and 141.46 powers of attorney. The power-of-attorney citation is the classic wrong answer because it is the document candidates most associate with authorizing a brokerage relationship. Watch for: Defaulting to the power-of-attorney citation as the rule governing broker-forwarder relationships.
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 2020 (PM) examination.
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