(a) Individual. In order to obtain a broker's license, an individual must:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States on the date of submission of the application referred to in § 111.12(a) and not an officer or employee of the United States Government;
(2) Attain the age of 21 prior to the date of submission of the application referred to in § 111.12(a);
(3) Be of good moral character; and
(4) Have established, by attaining a passing (75 percent or higher) grade on an examination taken within the 3-year period before submission of the application referred to in § 111.12(a), that he has sufficient knowledge of customs and related laws, regulations and procedures, bookkeeping, accounting, and all other appropriate matters to render valuable service to importers and exporters.
(b) Partnership. In order to qualify for a broker's license, a partnership must have at least one member of the partnership who is a broker.
(c) Association or corporation. In order to qualify for a broker's license, an association or corporation must:
(1) Be empowered under its articles of association or articles of incorporation to transact customs business as a broker; and
(2) Have at least one officer who is a broker.
[T.D. 00-17, 65 FR 13891, Mar. 15, 2000, as amended by CBP Dec. 17-05, 82 FR 29718, June 30, 2017]
Notes of Decisions
Michael J. Kenny v. John W. Snow, Sec'y of the Treasury, & United States, 401 F.3d 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
· cites it 2× “§ 1641 (b)(2) (2000) (“the Secretary may conduct an examination to determine the applicant’s knowledge of customs and related laws”); 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4) (2004) (“to obtain a broker’s license, an individual must have [attained] a passing (75 percent or higher) grade on a…”
United States v. Freight Forwarder Int'l, Inc., 2015 CIT 5 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2015).
· cites it 2× “§ 1641 (b)(3) or 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 ,” and that therefore “FFI was not licensed or authorized to transact customs business during the time periods relevant to this complaint.”
Shiepe v. United States, 36 F. Supp. 2d 402 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1999).
· cites it 6× “See 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (c)(2) (1992); Direct Examination of Caroll Marie Daunis on 7/25/95 (“Examination of Daunis”), at C.”
Grandits v. United States, 66 Fed. Cl. 519 (Fed. Cl. 2005).
“§ 1641 (b)(2); 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a). Although there is no requirement for a bachelor’s degree, or a mandatory minimum number of courses or training hours, or of a mandatory, prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study for a Customs Broker, there is the…”
Depersia v. United States, 637 F. Supp. 2d 1244 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2009).
“See 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4) (“to obtain a broker’s license, an individual must .”
Byungmin Chae v. United States, 2024 CIT 126 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2024).
“§ 1641 (f) (granting authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to “establish rules and regulations governing” licensing of customs brokers); 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4) (requiring a score of 75 percent or higher to pass the CBLE).”
Harak v. United States, 2006 CIT 106 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2006).
· cites it 4× “§ 1641 (b)(2) (“the Secretary may conduct an examination to determine the applicant’s knowledge of customs and related laws”); 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a) (“to obtain a broker’s license, an individual must.”
Stoute-Francois v. United States, 2025 CIT 37 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2025).
· cites it 2× “3d at 1353 (quoting 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4)) (“Customs’ regulations list four requirements for an individual to obtain a customs broker’s license, one of which is that the applicant ‘attain[ ] a passing (75 percent or higher) grade on’ the CBLE.”
Kenny v. Snow (Fed. Cir. 2005).
· cites it 2× “See 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4) (2004). 04-1519 3 DISCUSSION Consistent with the broad powers vested in the Secretary for licensing customs brokers under 19 U.”
Chae v. Yellen (Fed. Cir. 2023).
“§ 1641 (b)(2) (stating that the Secretary of the Treasury “may conduct an examination to determine the applicant’s knowledge of customs and related laws, reg- ulations and procedures, bookkeeping, accounting, and all other appropriate matters”); 19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4) (es-…”
Chen v. United States, 2025 CIT 117 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2025).
“19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4). To successfully appeal a result on the CBLE, an examinee is required to establish entitlement to credit for the “minimum” number of questions that the applicant requires to achieve a passing score.”
Chae v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2025).
“19 C.F.R. § 111.11 (a)(4). Mr. Chae took the examination in April 2018 and received a score of 65 percent.”
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