Customs brokers have until Jan. 31, 2027, to complete 20 hours of continuing education for the current triennial reporting period. STR associate Andrea Jeglum highlighted that deadline in a recent webinar reviewing the broker CE requirement.
Under a June 2023 final rule U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requiring individual customs broker license holders to complete at least 36 continuing education credits per triennial period, which works out to an hour per month. However, because brokers were not able to begin completing qualified CE courses until Jan. 1, 2025, CBP is only requiring 20 credits for the triennial period ending Jan. 31, 2027. In addition, brokers who obtain their licenses in 2024, 2025, or 2026 do not need to obtain CE credits until the 2027-2030 triennial period.
Brokers can earn CE credits for a variety of accredited training or educational activities, whether in-person or online, including seminars, webinars, workshops, self-guided activities, port tours, trade days sponsored by local trade associations, conventions, and (subject to certain limitations and requirements) the preparation and presentation of subject matter as an instructor or speaker.
CBP has said that while training or educational activities provided by it or any other federal agency that is relevant to customs business will automatically qualify as CE credit, training or educational activities offered by third-party, non-government providers will only qualify if they have been approved beforehand by a CBP-selected accreditor. Accreditation opened Jan. 1, 2025, and STR webinars given after that date are certified for CE credits.
Consequently, STR is offering brokers the opportunity to purchase a package of 20 webinars that will enable them to meet the CE requirements. Click here to see a full list of live and on-demand webinars we offer.
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