§ 111.96 Fees.(b) Permit fee. A fee of $100 must be paid in connection with each permit application under § 111.19 to defray the costs of processing the application, including an application for reinstatement of a permit that was revoked by operation of law or otherwise.
(c) User fee. Payment of an annual user fee specified in § 24.22(h) of this chapter is required for each permit …
§ 24.22 Fees for certain services.
(h) Annual customs broker permit user fee. Customs brokers are subject to an annual user fee of $138, as adjusted by the terms of paragraph (k) of this section, for each district permit and for a national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation.
(k) Adjustment for inflation of Customs Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) user fees –
(1) Fee amounts. CBP will determine annually whether an adjustment to the fees and limitations is necessary and a notice specifying the amount of the fees and limitations, as adjusted, will be published in the Federal Register annually for each fiscal year at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the new fees and limitations.
Therefore the correct answer as per the current regulations is $100 + $138 = $238.
However, this question is from the October 2004 exam and the regulations prevailing at that time were as follows:
§ 111.19 Permits.
(c) Fees. Each application for a district permit under paragraph (b) of this section must be accompanied by the $100 and $125 fees specified in §§ 111.96(b) and (c).
Therefore the correct answer was $100 + $125 = $225 at that time which is answer choice A. The annual user fee of $125 has been adjusted to $138 today due to inflation as provided in § 24.22(k).
