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UK Customs Academy

Take your career to the next level with the UK Customs Academy.

Delivered by the Chartered Institute in partnership with Maersk and the Centre for Customs & Excise Studies, UK Customs Academy qualifications will give you the tools and knowledge to thrive in your customs career. 

Enrich your understanding, elevate your professional status and step into a bright future in customs.

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UK Customs Academy Virtual Open Day

Ready to develop your customs career or upskill your team? Sign up to our Virtual Open Day. 

23 September 2025: 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
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Discover our UK Customs Academy qualifications. Speak to learners. Experience elearning.

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  • Elearning

Develop your customs knowledge online, in your own time and at your own pace, with training delivered via our elearning platform. 

  • Tutor support

Gain the best of both worlds, as elearning is supported by access to expert tutors, available to answer questions and provide explanations.

  • Elevated professional status

Join the Chartered Institute's community of customs professionals, with a year's membership included with the purchase of any UK Customs Academy qualification.

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Start your studies today

We offer a full suite of qualifications for UK customs professionals, covering all aspects of UK customs law and what UK traders need to know about international regulation. 

As a student, you are given flexibility to start your course at any point within the year and can access the learning materials whenever you like, from any location in the world.

*Once you click "Visit the website" you will be redirected away from the Chartered Institute website, to our UK Customs Academy website.*

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Qualifications from the UK Customs Academy

Level 2

Level 2: Customs Practice & Procedure Award

Learn the fundamentals of customs, including the basics of how to prepare customs declarations for exports and imports. 

Level 3

Level 3: Certificate in Customs Compliance

Develop the knowledge to prepare and lodge customs declarations with HMRC, and a sound understanding of customs compliance.

Level 4

Level 4: Certificate in Advanced Customs Compliance

Gain a comprehensive understanding of customs processes and procedures.

Level 5

Level 5: Diploma in Advanced Customs Compliance

Unlock mastery, gaining confidence across the wide range of activities expected of a customs professional.

What our alumni say

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My experience with the UK Customs Academy has been fantastic. The learning materials are well-structured, the content is highly relevant to real-world trade, and the support throughout has been excellent.

Jamie Barugh MCIEx Senior supply chain and customs expert, JAB Global Supply Chain Consultancy
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The UK Customs Academy qualification gave me the flexibility to learn at my own pace, especially considering that I work full time and spend a lot of time abroad.

Adriana Santos Head of International, Tracklements
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I enjoyed studying with the Customs Academy – I found the website easy to work with and the coursework easy to follow.

Lisa Meikle Customs & logistics clerk, W Knight Watson & Co Ltd
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It’s done in bitesize chunks so you can explore specific topics and then can come back to it later and easily review what you learnt.

Lucy Masters Imports & exports compliance manager, Co-op
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📞 New Enquiries: +44 (0)1733 404 410

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