Insight on How to Crack Rule 6 Examination for Customs Brokers Licensing in 2019

Regulation 6 of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulation, 2013 provides an examination for the CHA License under the Regulation 4 with the eligibility criteria mentioned in Regulation 5 and 6. Each year the number of the applicants are increasingly increasing compare to previous years. For the success in the logistics sector, this is a good and positive sign. As the ICD’s and new ports are coming, the requirement of a large number of qualified and professionals CBLR’s are growing at the new Export-Import Locations all over the country.

Before starting preparation for the CHA Examination the applicants need to ponder on a few facts,

• The last time when the applicant wrote an exam paper
• Does he/she can sit at the one place for over 3 hours without getting up and talking to anyone
• Last time when the applicant wrote in neat handwriting, formulating thoughts as he/she wrote

Writing practice is must if you’re preparing for CHA Examination. If you’re not writing from a very long period then write at least 4 full scape pages without break and leaving the place on a topic of your choice.

Increase the number of the pages and tackle this challenge by writing at least 15 pages per day. Do this practice till your exam. This practice is required to overcome your biggest obstacle.

When you’re giving your Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations Examinations, the examiners evaluate your ability to understand the concepts of procedures, laws, related issues. They will observe the knowledge of your from the attended answers in the examination sheet by you.

Get the full syllabus under Regulation 8,

• Kindly ensure that you complete and study the whole syllabus
• Read as much material as you can get on each topic
• Revise each topic as many time as it possible
• As I said above writing skills are important, write the topic your study
• Prefer to study alone where you have no distraction
• Take out at least 4 hours daily and prepare for the CHA examination from today onwards

With the study read up related topics to know and write better, more structured and qualified answers in the examination. Read topics such as Incoterms, WTO, WCO, Evolution of customs in the liberalized economy of India, Customs in modern times and many more related to it.

When you’re giving the answer about which includes any legal terms, it is very important that you use terminology as provided in the Acts. Mention it and not colloquial terms or any local terms.

Use the such teams like “proper officer”, “for the time being in force”, “mens rea”, “or similar”, “ignorance of the law is no excuse”, “prospective”, “retrospective”, “export not exported”, “imported not import”, “ignorance of the law is no excuse”, “proactive”, “principal”, “agent”, and many more as much as possible. Also by writing the name of the Acts including the year and public notice with the full number of it would add more value to your answers.

Another question often rises in many of your heads, how much should you write in the exam.

Writing long answers is not the key, writing effective answer is the key.

There is no particular guideline for writing an answer. But when you’re writing an answer for 4 or 5 marks question then write for at least one and a half full scape sheet at least. Other you must go proportionately or longer depends on the question containing the normal content.

Just make sure one thing that the total answers should not be less than 30 to 35 sheets when the complete justice is to be given while answering the questions.

Things you need to focus while writing the regulation 6 examination paper,

• Write in neat handwriting
• Spend time in answering the questions so that the complete paper is attempted
• Review the paper before handing over to the examiner

I hope these information help you in passing the Regulation 6 CBLR Examination. For any doubt or query feel free to contact our experienced consultants in the logistic sector. At JBS Academy, our aim is to help and enhance the skill of students in logisticas, shipping as well management with a holistic concern for better life, environment and society.

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10 Things About Regulation 6 You Should Know Before Applying for the Customs Brokers Licence

1. Conditions to fulfilled by the applicants to become eligible for the CHA- Custom Housing Agent Examination.

• Applicants need to be a citizen of India
• Not been penalized for any offense under the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, the Finance Act, 1994, and Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
• Graduate from any government certified university
• Any Education Qualification

• Applicant having a degree in the field of MBA, LLB or CA. All these degrees are mentioned in Customs Circular No- 42 dated 10-06-2004

• Have a diploma degree in Customs Clearance by government recognized university
• Have at least two years experience in transacting Customer Broker work as G-Card holder

• Bank certified assets not less than 5 lakhs
• The applicant has bank certified assets of the value of not less than five lakhs rupees.
• A retired group A officer who has a minimum five years experience in Indian Revenue Service.

2. Once you’re eligible for CHA Examination the applicant need to appear in written and oral examinations conducted by Directorate General of Performance Management.

3. If the Applicant has already cleared any of the below examinations then no need to appear for any further examination,

• Regulation 9 of the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulation, 1984
• Regulation 8 of the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulation, 2004
• Regulation 6 of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulation, 2013

4. If you’re preparing for Regulation 6 Exam, Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations Examinations then you must know the data. The written exam is conducted in the month of January and the results of the exams are declared at the end of May. Once you pass the written exam, you need to appear for an oral exam which is conducted in the month of July.

5. An applicant is allowed to clear Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations Examination in the maximum of six attempts under the period of 7 years from the date of making application for the exam.

6. Here are some of the questions asked in the Rule 6 Examination. Preparation of the bills such as the bill of export, bill of entry, shipping bill and many clearance documents,

• Goods arrival entry and clearance of vessels
• Rates of Duties and tariff classification
• Determine the value of imported and exported goods
• Convert the currency
• Nature and description of documents required to be filed with various kinds of bills
• The process of examination of the goods at port or customs stations
• Prohibitions on export and import
• A procedure of bonding and clearance from bond
• Varied offenses under varied Acts
• Knowledge of EXIM trade, rules and regulations, which are relevant to the clearance of goods through customs
• Online filing of electronic bills under the Indian Customs and Central Excise Electronic Commerce or Electronic data interchange gateway (ICEGATE) and ICES- Indian Customs Electronic data Interchange System
• Knowledge of the Customs Act and other Allied Acts rules, regulations and notifications.

7. Once the applicant clear both the exams, they need to pay fees of rupees 5000 within the two months of the result declaration of the oral examination.

8. The applicant who has paid the fee shall be granted a license by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs.

9.The license granted by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs shall be valid for the period of ten years after the ten years you can renew the license

10. If you fail to submit the application for license renewal before the expiry, you need to pay rupees 2000 as a late fee on the fee for renewal of the license which is rupees 5000