Partner Accreditor with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
ICPA is honored to be one of the five partner accreditors to support the Continuing Education (CE) program for licensed customs brokers. CBP published Final Rule 88 FR 41224 to amend CBP regulations to require 36 hours of CE for individual customs broker license holders per triennial period. During the current triennial period from 2024 through 2027, CBP will pro-rate the number of CE hours required. This was announced in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) effective 11/1/2024.
Based on this FRN guidance, licensed customs brokers can start earning CE credit on 1/1/2025 and will need to earn 20 credits between 1/1/2025 and the timeframe to submit their 2027 Triennial Status Report. Qualifying educational activities include industry or trade-related conferences, seminars, and webinars that you may host to train employees internally or offer as an education provider. This can include on-line self-administered courses and other company training you may develop.
If you are an education provider or need to accredit your internal training for CE credits, ICPA is here to assist our membership. You can start by logging into our CE Accreditation Portal where you can establish an account and start sending submissions effective 11/1/2024.For more information, we direct you to CBP’s CE webpage or email our Continuing Education Committee at CETeam@icpainc.org.
CLICK HERE to Submit an Event for CPB CE Credits
How do I know if my activity meets the criteria for CE credit?
Any activity submitted to an accreditor must fall under at least one of the four criteria below to be eligible for CE credit. All criteria receive equal consideration.
- Criteria #1 – The activity promotes an understanding of the laws and regulations governing CBP or enforced by CBP, including relevant laws and regulations of CBP’s partner government agencies.
- Criteria #2 – The activity contributes directly to CBP’s trade priorities, programs, policies, and/or business practices.
- Criteria #3 – The activity provides understanding of U.S. imports and exports.
- Criteria #4 – The activity conveys information intended to increase and improve U.S. trade compliance and enhance risk management.
Qualifying Activities
- Industry or trade-related conferences, seminars, and webinars*
- Online, self-administered courses (also known as asynchronous)
- Company trainings (internally developed or offered by an outside vendor)
- Port tours
- Trade days sponsored by local associations
*To include recordings of these events
Non-Qualifying Activities
- Social events (happy hours, sports outings)
- Government-led meetings (COAC, ITAC, TSN, bi-weekly Trade Meetings)
- Reading or authoring trade publications or thought pieces
- Individual professional development
- Courses administered by an established academic institution and offered as part of their curriculum
- Sales or marketing events
ICPA has been a leader in trade compliance education for over 20 years and honored to be selected as a Partner Accreditor to collaborate with CBP on this important initiative. With over 3,000 members and 50% estimated to be licensed customs brokers, we are excited to serve our membership in this new capacity.
Education Providers
On this page, you will find websites for Education Providers with continuing education (CE) content we have approved to meet the CE criteria for your customs broker license. Please be sure to contact the Education Providers directly for your CE hours and proof of the training/courses you took to certify your hours to submit with your triennial report due in 2027. Please be sure any content or training you take, has the CBP logo to ensure it has been accredited.
For more information, please visit CBP’s CE webpage or email our Continuing Education Committee at CETeam@icpainc.org.
Education Provider Links
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