Shanghai Customs College, formerly known as Shanghai Customs School, was founded in 1953. 1980 in may, with the approval of the State Council, it was upgraded to Shanghai customs college; 1April, 1996, the former State Education Commission approved the college to be renamed as Shanghai Customs College; In March 2007, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Customs College was established as a new full-time general institution of higher learning, and the cause of customs higher education opened a new chapter. 20 12 12 was officially approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council as the "National Training Project for Talents with Special Needs"-a pilot unit for bachelor's degree-granting units to train professional postgraduate students. On May 20 18, the school was approved as a master's degree awarding unit, and at the same time, it was approved as two master's degree authorization points in public administration and taxation. In the same year, the customs management major became the PICARD standard certification major of the World Customs Organization.