Dan works for a broker and sees how hard many of his colleagues must study in order to pass the Customs Broker Licensure Examination. Dan is not a licensed broker, but he decides that he is having none of that. He decides to go out on his own and to advertise his services as a “Customs Consultant”. Dan offers the same services as his former employer, the broker, to the extent that he advises his clients on classification and appraisement issues and prepares entry documents. He does, however, ask his clients to file the entry documents with Customs, explaining that this is the reason why his services are so much cheaper than “other” brokers. Dan’s former employer finds out about his activities and notifies Customs. Customs investigates and discovers that Dan has indeed completed 10 separate transactions for which a license was required. What is the MAXIMUM penalty that Customs can assess against Dan?
A) 500
B) 1000
C) 10000
D) 30000
E) 100000
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The Answer is: D
Citation: 19 CFR 111.91(b)
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