19 CFR 111.11 – Basic requirements for a license
(a) Individual. In order to obtain a broker‘s license, an individual must:
Terms Used In 19 CFR 111.11
- Broker: means a customs broker. See 19 CFR 111.1
- CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Customs business: means those activities involving transactions with CBP concerning the entry and admissibility of merchandise, its classification and valuation, the payment of duties, taxes, or other charges assessed or collected by CBP on merchandise by reason of its importation, and the refund, rebate, or drawback of those duties, taxes, or other charges. See 19 CFR 111.1
- Employee: means a person who meets the common law definition of employee and is in the service of a customs broker. See 19 CFR 111.1
- Officer: when used in the context of an association or corporation, means a person who has been elected, appointed, or designated as an officer of an association or corporation in accordance with statute and the articles of incorporation, articles of agreement, charter, or bylaws of the association or corporation. See 19 CFR 111.1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- United States: includes all territories and possessions of the United States, except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 CFR 134.1
(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.