Job Description
Scope
Responsible for day-to-day processing of customs entries ensuring compliance with all laws, regulations and AEO.
Ensuring timely and accurate Customs Clearance of shipments, within department KPIs.
Confidently discuss and resolve issues with customers and Customs Officers.
Essential Functions
1. Ensure smooth and timely customs process flow
2. Understand all elements of the import and export customs process
3. Processing Ocean/Road/Air Import and Export customs entries
4. Ensure accurate and timely data into our customs software system
5. Verify documents received for import & export customs purposes are compliant and correct
6. Ensure correct preference is applied to goods if applicable and that any relevant customs procedures and regimes such as IPR, OPR and CFSP are applied where necessary.
7. Complete CVED and arrange for payment to be sent to Port Health where necessary
8. Manage any Route 1, Route 3 or declaration release issues
9. Liaise with customers regarding valuation, classification and preference issues where necessary taking into account AEO regulations
10. Meet customs compliance targets, ongoing
11. Escalate any challenges to CHB Senior team, when necessary
Other Responsibilities
12. Assisting customers with CDS Cash Payments to HMRC where necessary
13. Keep up to date on changes to regulatory environment
14. Potential shift work
Authorities
15. Authorised to perform responsibilities autonomously, using initiative to escalate any material impact to the business, as appropriate.
16. Identify any opportunities for improvements in overall service quality and business safety.
Exemption Type Exempt (Salaried) Job Requirements
Requirements:
17. Required -1 year experience in EU regulatory framework for Importing / exporting
18. Minimum 2 years general import/export experience
19. Experience using Destin8 & CNS preferred
20. Experience using Sequoia system preferred