The Customs Broker’s Role with Import Transactions and Cargo Movement

Course Lessons: 2
Minutes of Learning: 60
Cost: $85

• Explain the range of customs brokerage services and related fee structures, including factors influencing broker charges, customs bonds, and invoicing practices for delivery, transportation, and terminal services.
• Identify key compliance and financial responsibilities of a customs broker, including recordkeeping obligations and circumstances under which a broker may become liable to CBP for duty payment.
• Describe transportation coordination responsibilities required to support timely customs clearance, including arrival notices, cargo availability, and communication with importing carriers.
• Apply operational workflows for initiating and managing customs clearance transactions from shipment notification through post-entry cargo coordination and on-carriage.
• Explain the broker’s role in managing risk and cargo movement, including the purpose of open cargo insurance policies and the steps taken after entry processing to ensure delivery to the importer.