The following is excerpted from today’s article by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg LLP.
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved Aug. 7 two recommendations concerning continuing education requirements for customs brokers. CBP is drafting an update to the broker regulations in 19 CFR Part 111 that is expected to include a continuing education requirement.
COAC recommended a minimum of 40 hours of continuing education for brokers over the three-year reporting period, which works out to about one hour per month. COAC further proposed that a minimum of 32 hours be accredited, meaning that up to eight hours could come from non-accredited education providers, and CBP says it is “receptive” to this suggestion. CBP also agrees with COAC’s recommendation that brokers be allowed to report their continuing education hours at the same time they file their triennial reports, both of which should be done together in the Automated Commercial Environment.
This article is available in its entirety at: http://www.strtrade.com/publications-customs-brokers-continuing-education-081213.html.