Description
ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT STUDY WITH VIRTUAL CLASSROOM PROGRAM
Online and Self-Paced
FIRST PHASE
You will start your studies by reading all the textbook chapters and taking all the online quizzes.
SECOND PHASE
You will complete the live instruction in a virtual classroom.
THIRD PHASE
Continue your studies with the 800+ Previous Test Questions and the Classification Questions in your Workbook. Online, you’ll have a video refresher of your classroom program and timed previous exams with analysis.
This course has been approved by the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) for 20 Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) Designation credits.
All requesting participants must provide their CCS number, name, email address, and company to their instructor, at the end of the program, to receive their CCS points.
The CCS Designation will also apply to the BUNDLED version of this program
Included with the Independent Study with Virtual Classroom Program
- Textbook, Workbook, References Book
- Audio MP3’s (over four hours). This audio series will refresh your memory on all of the important points in your textbook
- Access to the STUDENT CORNER – your personal, private study course (login details sent after registration). Access expires on EXAM DAY (Spring or Fall semester)
- After you register, you’ll be issued (by email) a login for our line course site we call THE STUDENT CORNER.
- A copyrighted Textbook – 34 Chapters with a Cross Reference Index between your textbook, the 19CFR and the HTS
- A Companion Workbook – hundreds of previous exam and classification questions with detailed analysis online
- A References Book – additional references and directives required by CBP
- Audio MP3’s – included in the Student Corner are highlights of each chapter in the textbook
- Also in the Student Corner a set of Class Notes for you to download and/or print.
Easy Access to:
- Any Needed Updates – for changes or any new CBP requirements
- An Interactive Online Textbook – Chapter Sample
- Reading and Study Instructions – how to coordinate the HTS and 19CFR with your textbook and workbook
- Answers and Analysis for the Previous Test Questions in your Workbook
- Answers and Analysis for the Classification Questions in the Workbook
- A Tabulating System for your 19CFR and HTS – making things quick and easy for you to find during the test
- Audio MP3’s – highlights of each chapter
- PLUS On-Demand Video Reviews of the Entire Textbook – finish your studies with a virtual classroom experience, available 24/7
**FAST FACTS – Take these into the Exam
- A Time Frames Chart
- Fines and Penalties Chart
- Special Programs Summary Chart
- Metric Conversion Chart
- Chapter Cross Reference
- Security Filing Data Requirements
- The MPF and Preferential Trade Programs Chart
- Textiles and Footwear Classification Document
EXAM PREPARATION
- Quick Memory Summaries of each chapter in the Textbook
- Video Lectures on Valuation, Classification and Special Programs available 24/7
- Interactive After Chapter Quizzes – Corrected by your Personal Instructor! See a sample quiz now!
- Online mid-term
- Online final exam
- Instructions on how to take the test and time management!
- How to complete the new online Application for the Exam
- Previous Customs Brokers Exams
- Every exam since 2005
- Answers and Analysis for these Previous Exams
- Timed Practice Previous Exams – practice the exam online, timed like the real exam, to help you with test nervousness
- A Video on Quick Tips for the Day of the Test
- A Bulletin Board
PLUS – WHAT YOU’VE BEEN HOPING TO FIND
- Classifications and Valuations Chapters that are substantially covered and explained
- Clear Definitions
- Instructions on how to classify goods quickly and easily
- How to take the test with CONFIDENCE in your ability!
- The Independent Study Program is the first phase. In this phase, you will read all the textbook chapters and take all the online quizzes.
- The second phase will be completed with the Virtual Classes.
- The third phase of your program is to both refine and reinforce what you have learned during the virtual classroom program. You will continue your studies online with:
- 800+ Previous Test Questions and Analysis
- Classification Questions and Analysis
- Videos covering the textbook
- Timed Previous Exams and Analysis for Practice
Every Saturday and Sunday 3 PM to 5 PM ET (or until all questions have been answered)
from September 6 – October 4, 2025
At the end of the Virtual Classroom a final exam will be available in your Students Corner. A Video Review and the last three previous exams will also be placed online in an actual testing format.
Upon completing the program, each student will receive a Certificate of Completion.
CLASS SCHEDULE
| Date: | Start Time: | End Time: |
|---|---|---|
| September 6 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 7 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 13 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 14 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 20 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 21 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 27 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| September 28 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| October 4 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
Classes are based on Eastern Time (ET) UTC/GMT
19CFR & HTSUS – BUNDLE & SAVE
You will need a copy of the REQUIRED 19CFR and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US.
Save money with Bundles!
Includes our Pass GUARANTEE
If you don’t pass you can study for the next consecutive semester exam with FREE Access to our Extended Enhanced Online Program.
See details of this guarantee here: PROGRAM BUNDLES and the EXTENDED ENHANCED ONLINE PROGRAM
PRICING
- 19CFR & HTSUS Sold Separately $220 + $180 = $400
- Independent Study with Virtual Classes Program $1,375
- Extended Enhanced Program $325
- Bundled with 19CFR & HTSUS & Extended Enhanced (in case you need it) ALL FOR $1,620 – $1,630 (two sizes)
