Our Ipswich based client is looking for an Import/Export Clerk with a minimum of 1 years experience.
Responsibilities
• Work as part of a team reporting to Supervisors or Manager.
• Tracking of all shipments on a daily basis.
• Liaising with importers and internal operational colleagues to obtain mandatory
information for the preparation of import entries.
• Recognise client commercial invoice(s) and packing list(s) extracting data as
necessary to prepare import CDS declarations for our Customs department.
• Aiding clients on the classification of goods and their importance.
• Utilising specialised shipping software such as CNS and Destin8.
• Liaising with Shipping Lines for carrier haulage bookings
• Dealing with the company’s approved merchant hauliers and warehouses to
arrange haulage and/or unpacking of containers.
• Liaising with overseas agents for the receipt of pre-alerts and reporting back of
cargo delivery status.
• Knowledge of necessary import documentation, EUR1’s, Certificates of Origin
(CofO), CHED’s, COI’s and other cargo control documents.
• Liaise with Port Health or Customs officials in areas such as document checks,
goods quarantine etc.
• Monitoring of group inboxes and distributing information and new jobs accurately
and in a timely manner
• Ensuring the highest standards of customer service at all times.
• Comp...