A customs broker license applicant has been denied a customs broker license. Which of the following best describes the next action the applicant must take to initiate an appeal?
How to get there
19 CFR 111.17(a) By the appropriate Executive Director, Office of Trade. Upon the denial of an application for a license, the applicant may file with the appropriate Executive Director, Office of Trade, in writing, additional information or arguments in support of the application … This filing and request must be received … within sixty (60) calendar days of the denial.
(b) By the Executive Assistant Commissioner. Upon the decision … affirming the denial …, the applicant may file with the Executive Assistant Commissioner … within sixty (60) calendar days …
(c) By the Court of International Trade. … commenced within sixty (60) calendar days after the decision … by the Executive Assistant Commissioner.
(b) By the Executive Assistant Commissioner. Upon the decision … affirming the denial …, the applicant may file with the Executive Assistant Commissioner … within sixty (60) calendar days …
(c) By the Court of International Trade. … commenced within sixty (60) calendar days after the decision … by the Executive Assistant Commissioner.
The first step is the Executive Director, within 60 days. The answer is B.
Why the other choices are wrong
A) Executive Assistant Commissioner within 90 days: that's the second level, and the period is 60 days.
C) Court of International Trade within 30 days: the court is the last step (60 days after the EAC's decision).
D) Office of Trade Headquarters within 30 days: wrong addressee and wrong period.
Tip
License denial ladder: 60 / 60 / 60. Executive Director → Executive Assistant Commissioner → Court of International Trade, each within 60 calendar days.
Source: 19 CFR 111.17 (eCFR).
CBP answer key: Answer B · 19 CFR 111.17(a)Source: CBP past exams ↗