The American Customs Association is an independent intergovernmental organization providing educational opportunities and professional interaction to Customs Brokers. Our organizational structure is divided into two categories: Customs Broker Education and Information to the Trade.

Our primary mission is to enhance the uniformity, effectiveness and efficiency of training to the trade. It is also our role to help legitimize training standards to Customs Brokers at regional, national and local levels. We interface with representatives from the public and private sector to help facilitate the exchange of information and disseminate information quickly and accurately. Our staff reviews all relevant information from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs Bulletins and Decisions, Customs Directives and notices in the Federal Register.

Customs Broker Education			Information to the Trade
Distance Learning	Classroom Courses		Federal Liaison	Legislative Updates

With a primary focus on training and education, we are an advocate for the new standards for continuing education and the first organization in the country to create and advocate a formal continuing education program for Customs Brokers.

It should come as no surprise that our a background includes 15 years of Customs Broker training and education. In fact, we have written courses for other Customs Broker training companies and published courses for both the private and public sector, including four year accredited colleges. The owners of the top three Custom Broker License training companies obtained their license as a direct result of being one of our former students.

Facilitating information and educational opportunities includes our valuable partners in trade. We therefore have scheduled a series of public conferences we invite you to attend. These conferences are free of charge to our members. Anyone who completes an ACA course automatically gains membership. Our last conference was in March of 2008 in Chicago.

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