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CSMS # 56727800 - Final Rule Published: Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers

Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the publication of the Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers Final Rule (88 FR 41224). The Final Rule amends CBP regulations to require continuing education for individually licensed customs brokers and creates a framework for administering this requirement.

The Continuing Education Final Rule will help ensure brokers have the training needed to facilitate compliant trade in the modern operating environment and act as an additional layer of security to prevent illegal goods from entering the U.S. commerce.

With this regulatory change, CBP will require individually licensed brokers to earn 36 credits of continuing education every triennial period and certify completion on the Triennial Status Report.  However, to allow time for full implementation of the new requirement, CBP will reduce the number of continuing education credits for the initial triennial period beginning February 1, 2024.  CBP will announce the number of required credits, as well as the date on which qualified continuing broker education courses will be available to individual brokers, by publishing a notice in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the compliance date announced therein.

To ensure a smooth transition and to socialize changes to CBP regulations, the Office of Trade’s Broker Management Branch has a dedicated section on the Customs Brokers webpage with information and resources on the Continuing Education requirement. Read the full text of the Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers Final Rule here Federal Register: Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers.

Questions regarding this message should be sent to: Broker Management Branch, Office of Trade at brokermanagement@cbp.dhs.gov to main Customs brokers webpage.