Certified Export Specialist CES Exam Study

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Certified Export Specialist (CES) Exam Study Questions With Complete Solutions

Question 1: With respect to cargo insurance claim procedures,

the insurance policy will provide specified time limits in which

the assured must:

• Submit a formal claim specifying amount claimed supported

by proof of loss documentation.

• Notify the insurance carrier following discovery of loss.
• File a lawsuit to pursue an unsettled claim.

CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Submit a formal claim specifying

amount claimed supported by proof of loss documentation.

• Notify the insurance carrier following discovery of loss.
• File a lawsuit to pursue an unsettled claim.

Question 2: An airfreight forwarder's function is to make all the

arrangements necessary to move a shipment from the shipper or supplier's door to the consignee's door or other place of delivery within the period of time specified by its customer.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

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Question 3: Absent a system of common carriage, all "for hire"

ocean shipping would revert to contract carriage, with each shipper having to negotiate rates and conditions of service separately with each carrier.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

Question 4: How should you proceed with Schedule B

classification of products for which the shipper's description is very general or vague (e.g., "auto parts," "building materials," "medical device")?

CORRECT ANSWER : Contact the shipper for more specific

description(s) before proceeding.

Question 5: If imported goods arrive in wood packaging that is

not ISPM-15 certified, the shipment may be refused entry and the importer fined regardless of whether the wood actually contains insects.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

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Question 6: An international air carrier may reject a claim for

damage if the shipper's packaging was inadequate to safeguard the contents from damage resulting from the normal rigors of the intended transportation, and there is no evidence of mis- handling by carrier.

CORRECT ANSWER: True

Question 7: In the case of a routed export transaction where the

FPPI has expressly assumed responsibility as exporter under the EAR, the USPPI must, upon request of the FPPI, provide ECCN(s) or sufficient technical information to determine classification.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

Question 8: The "all-risks clause" under an open cargo insurance

policy means that all commodities are insured for loss or damage from all commercial risks.

CORRECT ANSWER : False

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Question 9: Costs being equal, typically the shipper is better

served by a single through intermodal bill of lading rather than separately contracting for each segment of needed transportation.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

Question 10: A supply chain owner can now reliably out-source

some or many supply chain management functions to 3PLs or 4PLs.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

Question 11: A U.S. OTI license is required for forwarding type

services only when such services are associated with the dispatch of ocean cargo via a U.S. port.

CORRECT ANSWER : True

Question 12: Air cargo shipments, including the connecting land

transportation at origin and destination, are insurable under almost all marine open cargo policies.