can anyone explain to me what a custom broker does and give me examples...thank you?

Question

what a us custom broker does and an average day to day?
what, when, where, how, whom

Answer 1

I suggest you check out the following websites

The Role of the Customs Broker http://www.itds.treas.gov/broker.html
National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. http://www.ncbfaa.org/ (check their Links page for a great list of resources)
What do Customs Brokers do? http://www.ncbfaa.org/broker.htm
Becoming a Customs Broker http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/broker_management/brokers.xml
Broker Management http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/broker_management/
Customs Brokers License Examination http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/broker_management/broker_exam/

Answer 2

When products come into this country from overseas, they usually are handled by a customs broker.
What a customs broker does, he fills out all the necessary paperwork to record the entry of the goods. This is to insure that the proper customs fees are paid for the import of the goods. The work is usually done in his office based upon the paperword submitted with the shipment of goods. Occassionally the broker will take a trip to dockside or warehouse where the goods are being kept, pending customs clearance to inspect the goods and insure that they are what the paperwork claims that they are.