CBLE Official CBP exam (April 2026) question: credit of continuing broker education

Answer: C. Giving a one-hour lecture on duty refund opportunities for educational institutions at a convention for educators and university procurement officers. The lecture and the convention have been approved for continuing broker education credit by a CBP-selected accreditor, prior to being held.

Credit needs an eligible provider and a recognized activity (19 CFR 111.103(a)). Presenting at a convention is recognized (111.103(a)(2)(ii) and (v)), and a speaker may claim credit for presenting under 111.103(b)(1)(i) once a CBP-selected accreditor approves; here approval came before the event, and duty refunds are customs subject matter even for an audience of educators. A non-government session counts only if approved before it is provided (111.103(a)(1)(ii)), so approval sought afterwards fails. Preparation credit under 111.103(b)(1)(ii) covers presentations at seminars, workshops or conventions, not building a self-guided online course. A webinar on exam-day logistics for examinees does not build the knowledge of customs law the requirement exists for (111.1). Source: 19 CFR 111.1 (definitions of continuing broker education requirement and continuing education credit), 111.103(a)(1)-(2), (b)(1)-(3) (2024 ed.; unchanged in eCFR as at 7 Oct 2026). CBP answer key: C. CBP's citation: 19 CFR 111.103(a)-(b); 19 CFR 101.1. Note on CBP's key: CBP keys the convention lecture. The webinar option is arguable: 111.103(a)(1)(i) says any training offered by CBP is qualifying without accreditation, and (a)(2)(i) covers recorded webinars. CBP's view must be that exam-day logistics for examinees is not continuing broker education within the 111.1 definition. The keyed answer is still the clearest qualifying activity.