Customs broker

Customs brokers are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assist importers and exporters in meeting Federal requirements governing imports and exports. Brokers submit necessary information and appropriate payments to CBP on behalf of their clients and charge them a fee for this service. Brokers must have expertise in the entry procedures, admissibility requirements, classification, valuation, and the rates of duty and applicable taxes and fees for imported merchandise.

Customs brokerage

Customs brokerage is a profession that involves the 'clearing' of goods through customs barriers for importers and exporters (usually businesses). This involves the preparation of documents and/or electronic submissions, the calculation (and usually the payment) on behalf of the client of taxes, duties and excises, and facilitating communication between the importer/exporter and governmental authorities.

The national customs broker

The national customs broker is an honorary title for the firm rendering customs services. To become the national customs broker it is required not only to obtain the license of the customs broker, but also to enter National association of customs brokers – one of the most popular organizations of our country uniting a considerable quantity of firms, rendering customs services to participants of foreign trade activities. The awarding a contract on granting customs services with the national customs broker serves as an additional guarantee of that services of declaring of cargoes and representation of interests of contract in customs bodies will be rendered at high professional level.

 The Register of Customs Agents

The Register of Customs Agents you can find here. Terms of Entry onto the Register of Customs Agents.
The terms of entry onto the Register of Customs brokers are as follows:
(1) availability in the applicant’s staff of a minimum of two certified specialists in customs clearance in possession of the respective qualification licences (Article 146);
(2) availability of complete original authorised (equity) capital, authorised investment fund or of the applicant’s share therein;
(3) guarantee of dutiable payments as per Article 339 of this Customs Code;
(4) availability of the applicant’s civil liability insurance policy, which may occur as a result of damage, caused to the property belonging to represented persons or due to a breach by the customs broker of its agreements with such persons. The minimal insurance premium thereto should amount to 20 million roubles.