CIT dismisses third challenge to CBP denial of customs broker license over CBLE Question No. 27

The U.S. Court of International Trade granted the government's motion to dismiss in Byungmin Chae v. United States, Slip Op. 26-72, Court No. 26-00788, holding that the plaintiff's third challenge to CBP's denial of credit for Question No. 27 on the April 2018 Customs Broker License Examination is barred by claim preclusion. The opinion, dated July 8, 2026, was issued by Judge Timothy M. Reif. The court found the action arises from the same transactional facts as the earlier litigation, in which the plaintiff's score reached 73.75 percent, below the 75 percent passing score required by 19 C.F.R. § 111.11(a)(4).