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October 2025, question 1

Broker Compliance · Broker licensing and duties

Which ONE of the following constitutes an impermissible "misuse of license or permit" pursuant to CBP regulations pertaining to licensed customs brokers?

  1. A broker allows an unlicensed person, who is not an employee, to solicit, promote or perform any customs business or transaction using the broker's license.
  2. A broker influences or attempts to influence the conduct of any representative of the Department of Homeland Security in any pending matter by the use of duress or false accusation.
  3. A broker procures or attempts to procure information from Government records to which they have not been granted access by proper authority.
  4. A broker knowingly uses false or misleading representations to procure employment pertaining to a customs matter.
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CBP's answer: A. A: A broker allows an unlicensed person, who is not an employee, to solicit, promote or perform any customs business or transaction using the broker's license.

Section 111.37 is the misuse rule: a broker must not allow his license, permit or name to be used by or for any unlicensed person, other than his own employees authorized to act for him, in soliciting, promoting or performing customs business. An unlicensed non-employee using the license is the misuse (A). B is undue influence (111.34), C is government records (111.33) and D is false representation to procure employment (111.38).

A broker must not allow his license, permit or name to be used by or for any unlicensed person 19 CFR 111.37

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 111.37; 19 CFR 111.34; 19 CFR 111.33; 19 CFR 111.38

Question and key from CBP's October 2025 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).