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October 2025, question 2

Broker Compliance · Broker licensing and duties

AA Customs Brokers, Inc. has a corporate customs broker license and a national permit. Tom, the individually licensed broker who was the corporation's national permit qualifier, has recently resigned from AA Customs Brokers, Inc. What is the maximum number of days from Tom's effective resignation date that AA Customs Brokers, Inc. has to find a new licensed customs broker to qualify its national permit to avoid their permit's revocation by operation of law?

  1. 120 days
  2. 60 days
  3. 30 days
  4. 180 days
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CBP's answer: D. D: 180 days

Section 111.45(a) has two clocks. A corporation with no licensed officer for 120 days loses its license and permit. A corporation that fails to employ a licensed broker as its national permit qualifier for 180 days loses the national permit. Tom was the permit qualifier, so AA has 180 days (D).

fails to employ, during any continuous period of 180 days, a licensed customs broker who is the national permit qualifier for the broker 19 CFR 111.45(a)

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR 111.45(a)

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).