Customs Brokers Board Exam 2013
The Customs Brokers Board Exam, also known as the Customs Brokers Licensure Exam, 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 any other qualifying exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- Customs Broker
- Customs Appraiser
- Declarant
- College Instructor
SCOPE OF THE EXAM
The licensure exam will cover all the important things you have learned during your four years in college. These include the following:
- 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 Duties, Taxes, and Other Charges 25%
- Part I – Classification of Imported Articles
- Part II – Computation of Customs Duties, Taxes, and Other Charges
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Criminology graduates are held twice a year, usually around the months of March and October. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Criminology Board Exam:
| DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
|---|---|---|
| October 22 & 23, 2013 | Tue, Wed / Manila, Cebu, Davao & Lucena | October 7, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Criminologists in the last 2 years:
| EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2012 | 1,212 | 494 | 40.75% |
| October 2011 | 1,159 | 426 | 36.75 % |
| October 2009 | 1,124 | 386 | 34.34% |
