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Why attend the Virtual Open Day?

Discover our qualifications

Understand the customs career pathways available to you or your team - from beginner to advanced

Speak to learners

Hear from alumni and our current cohort of learners, with a chance to ask all your burning questions

Experience elearning

Grasp the benefits of remote, self-paced online study, with a demo of our elearning platform

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Unlock the next stage of your customs career

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. 

Looking to upskill your team? The UK Customs Academy Virtual Open Day is also for you – we will provide insight into how our qualifications work, the benefits they can bring and how to enrol your colleagues. 

Join us! 23 September 2025, 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm, Microsoft Teams 

Book your place

What will the day include?

Whether you are considering the UK Customs Academy for yourself or your team, our Virtual Open Day allows you to get a real feel for life as a UK Customs Academy student - and the bright customs future our qualifications unlock.

  • Overview of the UK Customs Academy and career pathways
  • Breakout rooms with alumni and learners - ask your questions
  • Question & answer session with your expert tutors 
  • Networking with your future UK Customs Academy cohort 
  • Live demonstration of online learning materials 
  • Your chance to ask questions and book a career consultation
Sophie Lavis AMCIEx

Sophie Lavis AMCIEx

European Customs and Compliance Manager, UK Customs Academy alumni

Flora Food Group

Jamie Barugh MCIEx CMILT

Jamie Barugh MCIEx CMILT

Senior supply chain and customs expert, UK Customs Academy alumni

JAB Global Supply Chain Consultancy

Mikeala Morgans AMCIEx AMCIEx, SFHEA, FRSA

Mikeala Morgans AMCIEx AMCIEx, SFHEA, FRSA

Head of academic services

The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Patrick Hughes MCIEx (Grad), FCMI

Patrick Hughes MCIEx (Grad), FCMI

Education team manager, UK Customs Academy

The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

William Barns-Graham MCIEx

William Barns-Graham MCIEx

Executive editor

The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Luciana Tanner MCIEx

Luciana Tanner MCIEx

Tutor, UK Customs Academy, Trade and customs consultant

The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Is the UK Customs Academy Virtual Open Day for you?  

The UK Customs Academy Virtual Open Day is both for individuals wanting to progress their customs careers and people managers hoping to upskill their teams. 

Who should attend

  • Customs/shipping clerk
  • Customs supervisor 
  • Import/export manager 
  • Warehouse supervisor 
  • Customs agent
  • Customs coordinator  
  • Supply chain compliance officer 
  • Trade & customs specialist  
  • Compliance officer
  • Customs administrator 
  • Freight forwarder   
  • Freight/customs trainee 

Join as a learner

Get a taste of life as a UK Customs Academy learner and understand how a qualification with us will boost your career.

Who should attend

  • Department heads
  • HR/people managers
  • Learning & development leads
  • Training managers  
  • Team leads 
  • Export/import operational leads
  • Head of customs and excise 
  • Trade compliance director
  • Business owner
  • Chief executive officer
  • Head of global trade compliance  
  • Director of international trade 

Join as an employer or people manager

Understand how the UK Customs Academy can drive success within your team; get all the information you need to understand whether to enrol your colleagues.

Join us! 23 September 2025, 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm, Microsoft Teams 

Register now

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.

Visit the UK Customs Academy website

Why choose the UK Customs Academy?

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

  • Developed by experts

Initially set up at the request of HMRC, the UK Customs Academy’s suite of qualifications have been developed by the customs experts at the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade, the leading trade body for import and export, alongside Maersk and the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies.

  • Elearning convenience

Develop your customs knowledge online, in your own time and at your own pace, with training delivered via our elearning platform. Our world-class training courses are designed to fit around your full-time career as a customs professional.

  • Tutor support

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

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

Secure your place

Book now

Join us on Microsoft Teams,  2.00 pm to 3.30 pm, 23 September, to start your UK Customs Academy journey. 

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