1. Polling Results from the Role of the Broker Webinar Modernizing Broker Permitting Requirements June 28, 2012 Note: There were approximately 425 participants in this webinar. CBP conducted non-scientific user polls. Results are not statistically valid and cannot be assumed to reflect the views of all webinar participants as a group or the general population. Questions were polled in the order below in three “batches.” Participants could not see vote tallies during polling. ResponsesDescription 54Broker that works for a customs brokerage and is neither owner or permit holder 49Broker that is not the owner but holds the permit for a customs brokerage 20Broker that owns a customs broker operation 18Broker that is employed by an importer 7Employee of a broker 7Broker that is none of the above 5Broker that is an independent consultant 4Broker that is employed by a consulting company 2Broker that is employed by a customs broker but is implanted in an importer’s office *Importer *Non-broker freight forwarder *CBP employee *Other government employee *Other UnknownTotal responses* indicates polling tally was not captured If you are a broker, do you/your brokerage currently have more than one district permit? Page 1 100 YesNoDo not know Number inside graph indicates number of responses If you are a broker/brokerage, how many entries do you file annually? 8Fewer than 100 (“very small”) 90100 – 100,000 (“small”) 32100,000 – 1 million (“medium”) 13Over 1 million (“large”) 6Do not know If CBP were to develop a pilot program to test the need to maintain a physical presence at the port of entry, would you/your company be interested in participating? 107

2. Outlined plan provided by the broker/brokerage YesNoDo not know Note: CBP conducted non-scientific user polls. Results are not statistically valid and cannot be assumed to reflect the views of all webinar participants as a group or the general population. During a pilot program, would you favor CBP setting specific requirements for exercising responsible supervision and control or would you favor developing a company plan that outlined to CBP how your company would exercise responsible supervision and control? Page 2 Under this concept, if you are a “small broker” would you be able to have a 24-hour contact to resolve issues with CBP personnel? If you are a “medium broker” would eliminating the need for a continuous physical presence in our ports of entry put you at a competitive disadvantage? If you are a “large broker” would eliminating the need for a continuous physical presence in our ports of entry put you at a competitive disadvantage? 74 39 33 If you are a “small broker” would eliminating the need for a continuous physical presence in our ports of entry put you at a competitive disadvantage? 69 49 No preference Requirements set by CBP 139 Under this concept, if you are a “medium broker” would you be able to have a 24-hour contact to resolve issues with CBP personnel? If CBP were to remove the requirement to maintain a place of business at the port where the permit application is filed, where would the brokerage records be maintained? Other Central location w/in the district Central location w/in the company 151