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The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Empowering global trade

The Institute of Export & International Trade is about to change. We can’t wait for you to join us in what’s set to be an exciting new era for global trade. 

We will soon become the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, having been granted a Royal Charter by HM King Charles III earlier this year. 

This is an historic moment for trade in the UK and globally. It is an acknowledgement of the distinguished role of the IOE&IT in global trade and wider society. It is a recognition of the professional status and importance of our members. 

Over the coming weeks, we’ll tell you what becoming the Chartered Institute means for you, we’ll share with you our fresh and modern new identity, and we’ll be telling you how we’re going to be evolving our services to further empower you in trade. 

And if you are not yet a member, make sure to join our community and be a part of this exciting new era for trade. 

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Empowering you in global trade 

Watch the below video of our director general Marco Forgione to find out why the change is so important and to learn how, as the Chartered Institute, we’ll empower your business to thrive in global trade. 

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Your questions answered: What the move to Chartered means for you

The Charter itself

Royal Charters have been granted to organisations by the Sovereign, on the advice of the Privy Council, since the 13th century. Incorporation by Charter infers a new legal personality on a body and reflects its high status. It is a prestigious accolade that marks the trust placed in an organisation by the Sovereign. You can read more about the history of Royal Charters here.

A Royal Charter is the highest recognition that a professional institution can be granted and a mark of the trust given in that body to deliver economic and social value. Becoming the Chartered Institute increases our credibility both in the UK and abroad, supporting us in our mission to empower global trade. 

Charter

Yes – the Charter itself was displayed at the Extraordinary General Meeting at which the Articles of Association for the new Chartered Institute were approved by members. It will be kept at our central office in Peterborough. You can see a picture of the Charter, alongside our director general Marco Forgione MIEx and chair Terry Scuoler CBE MIEx.

According to the Privy Council, Charters are “granted rarely these days”. IOE&IT submitted a petition to the Privy Council for the granting of the Charter and was then assessed according to a number of criteria, including:

  • Whether its members comprised of a “unique profession” without overlap with other bodies
  • It was financially sound with a demonstrable “track record of achievement over a number of years”
  • Whether there was a “public interest” for future amendments to the body’s Charter to require approval from the Privy Council

The Chartered Institute’s new identity

The Institute will become the Chartered Institute later this summer. The team is currently working on a new and fresh brand identity, alongside the development and enhancement of various new and existing services, and we can’t wait to share more details about this activity in the coming weeks.

If you currently include the Institute’s logo or mention us on your website, or in any other digital or physical media, we will ask that you change these references to our new logo and name, and we will share guidelines about how to refer to our new brand in the coming weeks. 

However, we are cognisant that the Institute’s current brand and name has been used across a wide range of digital and physical media over the course of its 89-year history.

We will work with you to support you to use our new brand and name once we become the Chartered Institute.

If you have specific questions about using our new name and new brand identity, please contact clientservices@export.org.uk. 

If you use or display badges that show your membership with the Institute, we will ask that you use updated versions of these badges once we become the Chartered Institute.

If you currently use digital badges to display any training course or qualification that you have already completed with the Institute, before it becomes the Chartered Institute, you will not need to amend this.

However, if you complete any of our training courses or qualifications after we become the Chartered Institute, you will be given certificates and badges with the new branding of the Chartered Institute and should use these to mark your achievements.

If you are unsure about any of the above, we’re here to help you. Get in touch and we’ll get you there. 

The Chartered Institute will continue to be a charity and will be registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales with the registration number 1206688. 

Membership

We’ll make sure you don’t have to do anything. Your membership of the Institute of Export & International Trade will be automatically transferred to the Chartered Institute. We will notify you when this has happened and will deem that you have agreed to this transfer unless you have informed us otherwise.

We will issue an update to members to inform you that the Chartered Institute is operational and that your membership has been transferred to it.

The Chartered Institute will maintain an up-to-date Register of Members which will identify all members and their membership categories. The Register of Members will be held in the Chartered Institute’s database, which will be the same database as is currently used by IOE&IT, meaning no data transfer will be required to take place.

Yes, it will, with the registration reference number ZB684502.

Members' records will be transferred to the Chartered Institute exactly as they are at the point of transfer, meaning your renewal position will not be affected.  

The new status will further empower the Chartered Institute’s members as it will increase your status among your peers, increase your marketability, foster greater public trust in your work and elevate the standing of your career as a trade professional. 

While the Institute has been granted a Royal Charter as a professional body, it does not yet have the ability to confer this status onto its members. In essence, you will be able to say that you are a member of the Chartered Institute, but you will not be able to say you are a ‘Chartered member’.  

Yes – a new set of suffixes have been set out within the Charter itself, including the following changes: 

  • FIEx for fellows of the Institute will become FCIEx for fellows of the Chartered Institute
  • MIEx for full members of the Institute will become MCIEx for full members of the Chartered Institute
  • Full members who have been accredited with an Institute qualification of level 5 or above will be able to use MCIEx (grad)
  • Associate members will go from using AMIEx to AMCIEx 

The cost of your membership subscription will stay the same this year. 

Following the move to Chartered, your direct debits will be collected by the Chartered Institute, rather than the Institute. We will update you when this change is made, and our payments provider (GoCardless) will also confirm this for you and inform you of any steps you may need to take. It is our intention that you will be notified of this before the date of transfer.

The Member Undertaking has already been updated to reflect the transition towards becoming the Chartered Institute. This can be viewed here (see I5, B4 and S4).  

Education and training

Qualifications will not become Chartered qualifications, though the Chartered Institute will nonetheless look to further enhance the credibility and reputation of its students and alumni in this exciting new era.

Any badges or certificates gained for courses you have completed before the Institute becomes the Chartered Institute will remain valid with the pre-existing Institute branding and accreditation. 

You will be able to go onto your course as planned – the Chartered Institute’s services will continue to be delivered in as seamless a way as possible. Whatever your current needs and concerns in trade, we’ll get you there.

Prices for the Chartered Institute’s training courses and qualifications will remain unchanged at the point of transfer.

Other

Yes, the Chartered Institute will become operational across all of the Institute’s current activities both in the UK and overseas. The Chartered Institute’s mission to empower trade is a global one. Wherever you’re based in the world, we’ll get you there. 

If you have any questions or concerns about our transition to becoming the Chartered Institute, we’ll answer – just send through your queries to clientservices@export.org.uk.