For licensed brokers
Earn continuing education credit
CBP now requires continuing education of every individual license holder. Find accredited training, and see which activities count.
Education & Certification
Credentials, credits, and the proof behind them.
ICPA prepares professionals for the customs broker exam, issues the International Trade Certification credentials, and is one of five CBP partner accreditors for licensed-broker continuing education.
What are you trying to do?
Three programs sit under this section. They serve different people, and the paperwork does not overlap.
For your career
Get licensed or certified
Sit the customs broker licence exam, or certify proficiency through the International Trade Certification Program.
For education providers
Accredit your training
Webinars, conferences, self-guided courses and internal company training can all be accredited for CE credit through ICPA.
The deadline that matters now
20 credits before your 2027 triennial report.
CBP’s Final Rule 88 FR 41224 requires 36 hours of continuing education per triennial period. For the current 2024–2027 period CBP pro-rated that figure: credit began accruing 1 January 2025, and licensed brokers need 20 credits by the time they file their 2027 Triennial Status Report.
Where the numbers stand
20
credits required this triennial period
36
hours per full triennial period from 2027 onward
5
CBP partner accreditors, ICPA among them
Official position · CBP Federal Register Notice effective 1 November 2024
Who to ask.
Continuing Education Committee
Accreditation submissions, bulk course filings, and questions about what qualifies.
CETeam@icpainc.orgEducation team
Trade certifications, exam scheduling, and the ITC transition.
tradecertification@icpainc.orgCBP, directly
The controlling guidance on continuing education and broker licensing.
CBP continuing education ›Earn the credits where the industry meets.
ICPA membership connects you with 3,000+ trade compliance professionals worldwide: practical education, peer knowledge, and and the conferences and webinars that carry CE credit.