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October 2024, question 4

Broker Compliance · Broker licensing and duties

An individual's customs broker license is suspended by operation of law for failure to file a triennial status report and pay the fee, and the individual has received the notice of suspension as prescribed by regulation. When will the license be revoked by operation of law if the individual fails to file the report and pay the fee?

  1. On the 30th business day after the date of the suspension notice
  2. On March 31 of the reporting year.
  3. On the 61st calendar day after the date of the suspension notice.
  4. On the date that the Federal Register Notice of revocation is published.
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CBP's answer: C. C: On the 61st calendar day after the date of the suspension notice.

A suspended broker can be reinstated by filing the report and paying the fee within 60 calendar days of the notice of suspension. If that 60-day period passes with no filing, the license is revoked by operation of law, which is the 61st calendar day after the notice (C). Publication in the Federal Register comes after the revocation.

If the broker does not file the required report and pay the required fee within that 60-day period, the broker's license is revoked by operation of law 19 CFR 111.30(d)(4)

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 111.30(d)

Question and key from CBP's October 2024 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).