Customs Brokers Board Exams 2012
The Customs Brokers Board Exam, also known as the Customs Brokers Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board for Customs Brokers under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Customs Administration graduates.
As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- Declarant
- Customs Examiner Appraiser
- Air/Sea Cargo Handling Documentation Clerk
- College Instructor
- Customs Broker
Review Courses for Customs Brokers Board Exam
There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but they’re mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
- Customs laws and its implementing rules and regulations including R.A. 9280 25%
- Tariff Laws and International Trade Agreements 25%
- Warehousing, Transportation, and Cargo Handling Operations 25%
- Practical Computation of Customs Securities, Taxes, and Other Charges 25%
- Part I – Classificationo f Imported Articles
- Part II – Computation of Customs Duties, Taxes and Other Charges
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Customs Administration graduates are usually held once a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Customs Brokers Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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October 24-25, 2012 | Wed, Thu / Manila, Cebu & Davao | Oct. 4, 2012 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Customs Brokers in the last 2 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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October 2011 | 1, 159 | 426 | 36.75 % |
October 2009 | 1, 124 | 386 | 34.34 % |