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The minimum passing score is 75% . For each question, choose the letter representing your answer (A, B, C, or D) . There is no penalty for guessing; therefore, you should attempt to answer every question. Each question has a single best answer.  \nYou are responsible for having the following references:  \n• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2024 Basic Edition, No Supplements)(HTSUS)  \n• Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (2023 Revised as of April 1, 2023) (Parts 1 to 140)(Parts 141 to 199) (Parts 200 to End)  \n• ACE Entry Summary Instructions Version 2.4a (ACE ES)  \n• Right to Make Entry (RTME) Directive 3530-002A  \n• ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document (Trade-External 12.0, December 2023 (Chapters 1 through 24) (ACE BRPD)  \nYou have four and a half (4.5) hours (270 minutes) to complete this examination.  \nIn addition to the 80 exam questions, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be administering six voluntary process evaluation questions at the end of the exam. The questions should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. The purpose of the survey questions is to inform future testing processes. These survey questions are voluntary and will have NO impact on your scores.  \nSection 2: Customs Broker License Examination  \nCategory I –Broker Compliance Category II –Practical Exercise  \nCategory III –Modernized Drawback  \nCategory IV –Classification  \nCategory V –Entry / Entry Summary  \nCategory VI –Valuation, Appraisement and Duty Assessment  \nQuestions 1-15  \nQuestions 16-20  \nQuestions 21-25  \nQuestions 26-40  \nQuestions 41-65  \nQuestions 66-80  \nCategory I –Broker Compliance  \n1. A customs broker has a client's confidential records as defined in CBP regulations pertaining to customs brokers. The records contain information that is not available from a source that is open to the public. The broker's client has specified in writing that the records should be kept confidential. Of those persons listed below, to whom may the broker disclose the confidential records?  \nA) The client's surety on a particular entry  \nB) The freight forwarder on a particular shipment  \nC) The broker's other clients  \nD) The client's exporter  \n2. A customs broker recently imported merchandise into the customs territory of the United States and transmitted the entry records for this merchandise to CBP. If copies of these entry records are retained by CBP, which of the following statements is TRUE?  \nA) CBP maintains the copies and the customs broker does not need to retain their own copies of the submitted records.  \nB) The customs broker is required to maintain copies of the submitted records.  \nC) The customs broker is required to request the return of the submitted records from CBP.  \nD) CBP will notify the customs broker when they can destroy their copies of the submitted records.  \n3. John and Fred Smith each had a 25% ownership share of a general partnership, JJF, with their father, Jack Smith, owning the other 50% . Three weeks ago, JJF had sent ABC Customhouse Brokers (ABC) a copy of the bill of lading, a commercial invoice, and a packing list for their incoming shipment. JJF, a longtime client of ABC, had executed anew customs power of attorney (POA) signed by Jack Smith one month ago. However, John Smith advised ABC that his father, Jack Smith, died last week, with JJF changing by operation of law into Smith & Smith, a new partnership that inherited JJF’s legal rights and responsibilities. ABC states that they cannot proceed with the customs clearance on Smith & Smith’s behalf without a newly executed POA. Which regulation explains why the existing POA is no longer valid ?  \nA) 19 CFR 141.34  \nB) 19 CFR 141.39(b)  \nC) 19 CFR 111.23(b)  \nD) 19 CFR 111.30(b)  \n4. 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