• be a United States citizen.
• be 21 years old prior to submission of the application.
• not be an officer or employee of the U.S. Government.
• possess good moral character.
• Pass a Customs Broker exam within 3 years of the submission of the application.

• First, you must pass the Customs Broker License Examination.
• Second, you must submit a broker license application with appropriate fees.
• Third, your application must be approved by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The next CBLE will be administered on May 1, 2024. CBP will open registration on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 12:01 am (Eastern), and registration will close on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 4:30 pm (Eastern). Please carefully note that registration ends at the end of the business day. New registrations will not be accepted after 4:30 pm on March 21, 2024. Please review the Reference Materials carefully as Volume 3 of Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (Part 200 - End) was added as a resource from which questions for the May 1, 2024 examination may be drawn.

CBP highly recommends that CBLE candidates have paper copies of the references available during the exam. The organization must submit a CBLE application package and appropriate fees to their local port.

All Broker Exam applicants will register using the eCBP Portal at https://e.cbp.dhs.gov and will sign in using Login.gov.  A Login.gov account may be created during the registration process. The examination is electronic, and is open book. A score of 75 percent is required to pass. Examinees are allowed 4.5 hours to complete the examination. Exam topics typically include: Entry; Valuation;  Classification; Trade Agreements; Broker Compliance; Power of Attorney; Marking; Drawback; Bonds; Foreign Trade Zones; Warehouse Entries; Intellectual Property Rights; and other subjects pertinent to a broker's duties. 

Additional Information 

For study material and more information, see the Customs Brokers Frequently Asked Questions. Additional information about the Broker Exam is available at CBP Customs Broker License Examination/Notification.