How long is the BSc in Import & Export Management?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Import & Export Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the BSc in Import & Export Management be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Import & Export Management runs on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all against the same trade-lane project and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Import & Export Management recognised by UK employers?

The BSc in Import & Export Management is a UK honours degree with curriculum reviewed against IOE&IT, BIFA and CILT competencies, familiar to UK freight and export employers.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Import & Export Management?

BBC at A-level, GCSE English at grade 5/C, Maths at grade 4/C, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants, cover the BSc in Import & Export Management entry.

What does the BSc in Import & Export Management cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Import & Export Management.

BSc in Import & Export Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Import & Export Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree for students targeting UK trade, freight and customs careers — the coordinators, brokers and export-desk managers who keep UK imports and exports moving legally and profitably. Sitting in the International Business & Trade faculty, this degree combines international business fundamentals with hands-on customs and logistics education mapped to the UK's post-Brexit rulebook.

You will complete a placement year at a UK exporter, freight forwarder or customs brokerage, run a live trade-lane project in year two and produce a final dissertation on a UK trade question. The BSc in Import & Export Management is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against IOE&IT, BIFA and CILT competencies, with HMRC customs-training references.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Placement-year option at a UK exporter, freight forwarder or customs brokerage.
Live trade-lane project — plan, cost and document a real UK-to-third-country lane.
Dissertation on a UK trade question defended in front of a working export practitioner.
Progression route to the LSIBM MSc in Global Trade Management.

What You Will Learn

The BSc sequences business fundamentals and international trade into the working questions a UK freight or export desk faces. You will graduate able to run a trade lane end to end.

International business fundamentals — strategy, marketing, finance, operations.
International trade theory and UK trade policy.
Incoterms 2020 and the working commercial invoice.
UK customs — CDS, Border Target Operating Model, AEO status.
Freight forwarding — mode selection, hub design, BIFA good practice.
Sanctions and export controls — OFSI, HMRC, dual-use goods.
Trade finance — open account, documentary collection, letters of credit.
Insurance — marine cargo, credit insurance basics.
Digital trade — eBL, ETDA 2023, paperless customs.
Research methods and dissertation writing.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting UK trade and freight graduate schemes.
International students seeking a UK honours degree in trade and customs.
Working freight and export coordinators formalising degree credentials.
Career changers moving into UK trade and logistics.
Small-business owners exporting for the first time.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into UK trade, freight, customs and export-desk roles across sectors from Midlands manufacturing to City commodity firms. Typical destinations include:

Import/Export Coordinator
Customs Broker
Freight Forwarder
Trade Documentation Officer
Export Sales Coordinator
Trade Finance Analyst (Junior)

The BSc in Import & Export Management is the natural step onto the LSIBM MSc in Global Trade Management and toward IOE&IT Level 6 credentials.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer).
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine cross-border curiosity — travel, languages, family enterprise. Mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

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