CBP Posts October 2003 Customs Broker Exam and Answer Key to its Web Site
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site the October 2003 Customs broker exam and answer key.
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(The April 2003, October 2002, April 2002, October 2001, April 2001, October 2000, April 2000, October 1999, April 1999, October 1998, April 1998, October 1997, and April 1997 exams and answer keys are alsoavailable on CBP's Web site.)
Pass Rate for October 2003 Exam Was 16.5%
Sources have stated that the October 2003 Customs broker exam had a 16.5% pass rate, an increase from the approximately 7.4% pass rate for the April 2003 exam.
According to sources, everyone who took the October 2003 exam received credit for seven "bad" questions. (Although the answer key for the October 2003 exam does not identify the seven "bad" questions, sources state that those questions are 18, 32, 35, 45, 51, 63, and 71.)
Next Customs Broker Exam Will be Held on April 5, 2004
Sources have confirmed that the next Customs broker exam will be held on Monday, April 5, 2004.
October 2003 Customs broker exam available at
http://www.cbp.gov/ImageCache/cgov/content/import/brokers/exams/1003exam_2edoc/v1/1003exam.doc.
October 2003 answer key available at
http://www.cbp.gov/ImageCache/cgov/content/import/brokers/exams/1003key_2edoc/v1/1003key.doc.