[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR111.11]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 111--CUSTOMS BROKERS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B--Procedure To Obtain License or Permit
 
Sec. 111.11  Basic requirements for a license.


    (a) Individual. In order to obtain a broker's license, an individual 
must:
    (1) Be a citizen of the United States on the date of submission of 
the application referred to in Sec. 111.12(a) and not an officer or 
employee of the United States Government;
    (2) Attain the age of 21 prior to the date of submission of the 
application referred to in Sec. 111.12(a);
    (3) Be of good moral character; and
    (4) Have established, by attaining a passing (75 percent or higher) 
grade on a written examination taken within the 3-year period before 
submission of the application referred to in Sec. 111.12(a), that he has 
sufficient knowledge of

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customs and related laws, regulations and procedures, bookkeeping, 
accounting, and all other appropriate matters to render valuable service 
to importers and exporters.
    (b) Partnership. In order to qualify for a broker's license, a 
partnership must have at least one member of the partnership who is a 
broker.
    (c) Association or corporation. In order to qualify for a broker's 
license, an association or corporation must:
    (1) Be empowered under its articles of association or articles of 
incorporation to transact customs business as a broker; and
    (2) Have at least one officer who is a broker.