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How FedXam works: practice the CBLE step by step

A walkthrough of studying for the CBP Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) in the FedXam web app, from choosing the exam to reviewing an AI explanation. Every screenshot is from the app.

  1. Choose your exam

    Open the Study tab in the FedXam web app. Exam titles are grouped by agency, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Communications Commission.

    FedXam Study tab listing exam titles for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Communications Commission.
    The Study tab lists exam titles by agency.

  2. Review the exam facts

    General Information summarizes the Customs Broker License Examination (CBLE): it is held in April and October, the fee is $390, and it has 80 multiple-choice questions with a 75% passing score and 4:30:00 allowed. It also covers the subjects, registration through eCBP, and scheduling.

    CBLE General Information screen listing When (Apr / Oct), Fee ($390), Format (80 questions), Subjects (Section 2), Time allowed (4:30:00), Registration (eCBP), and Scheduling (4 weeks out).
    CBLE facts: when, fee, format, subjects, time allowed, registration, and scheduling.

  3. Pick a past sitting

    Open Tests to see past CBLE sittings by date, from CBLE · 2026-04 back through CBLE · 2024-05. Pick one to open it.

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection expanded to show General Information and a Tests list with CBLE sittings 2026-04, 2025-10, 2025-04, 2024-10, and 2024-05.
    Past CBLE sittings listed under Tests.

  4. Start the timed test

    Each sitting opens with its details: 80 questions, a 75% pass threshold, and 4:30:00 of time allowed. Choose whether to shuffle the questions, then select Start test.

    CBLE 2026-04 start screen showing 80 questions, a 75% pass threshold, 4:30:00 time allowed, a Shuffle questions toggle, and a Start test button.
    The CBLE 2026-04 start screen with the Shuffle questions option and the Start test button.

  5. Work through the questions

    Questions appear one at a time with multiple-choice answers. A count-up timer shows your elapsed time against the 4:30:00 limit.

    CBLE 2026-04 question 1 of 80 with four answer choices, an Explanation button, and a timer reading 0:00:11 of 4:30:00.
    Question 1 of 80, with the timer at 0:00:11 of 4:30:00.

  6. Select your answer

    Tap a choice to select it, and your selection is highlighted. The arrows at the bottom of the screen move between questions.

    The same CBLE question with the first choice, Department of Energy (DOE) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), highlighted as the selected answer.
    An answer selected on question 1.

  7. Check the official answer

    Select Explanation to show the official answer below the choices, so you can check your pick right away.

    CBLE question with the explanation open, showing Answer: A. Department of Energy (DOE) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
    The official answer shown below the answer choices.

  8. Get an AI explanation

    Tap the wand for an AI explanation grounded in the official regulations. It goes through each answer choice and ends with the correct answer.

    AI explanation for a CBLE question about how long merchandise can remain on the dock, explaining why choices A, C, and D are incorrect and B is correct under 19 CFR 141.4.
    An AI explanation for another CBLE 2026-04 question: each choice is reviewed against 19 CFR 141.4, ending with "Correct answer: B".

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