Customs Coordinator

CMA CGM; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave

Pension and life assurance

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

CEVA Logistics is seeking a Customs Coordinator in Felixstowe to support import and export clearances for aerospace customers. You will prepare declarations, review documents, and ensure compliance with UK and EU customs regulations. The role provides UK Customs Academy training with Level 2 qualification.

The position follows a Tuesday to Saturday pattern, 08:00–16:30, offering opportunities to grow within a global logistics team.

Qualifications

• Experience in Customs, Imports or a similar freight forwarding environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to resolve documentation or clearance issues quickly.
• Proactive and professional communication with customers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process import and export customs declarations per customer instructions and regulations.
• Maintain accurate shipment and customs data across relevant systems.
• Monitor the customs clearance process and resolve delays or documentation issues.
• Liaise with customers, carriers, internal CEVA teams, HMRC and other authorities as required.
• Calculate or verify customs duties, VAT and other charges; support post-clearance corrections.
• Build strong relationships with customers and support regulatory compliance and service delivery.

Skills

Customs experience

Attention to detail

Customer communication

IT literacy

Job description

Felixstowe_GBR

CEVALogistics

Project Logistics

Permanent contract

Full Time

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job.It’s a journey on which you rise.

YOUR ROLE

Our growing Customs team based in Felixstowe is looking for a Customs Coordinator to support with customs clearances for our Aerospace customers. You will be responsible for preparing and processing import and export customs declarations, ensuring shipments are cleared efficiently and in line with current UK and EU customs regulations.

You will also have the opportunity to deepen your expertise through the UK Customs Academy, with full support to complete your Level 2 qualification.

This role follows a Tuesday to Saturday shift pattern, with working hours from 08:00 to 16:30.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Prepare and process import and export customs declarations in accordance with customer instructions, company procedures and current regulations. This will include reviewing commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, air waybills and other supporting customs documentation to ensure information is complete and correct.

You will maintain accurate shipment and customs data across relevant systems, monitor shipments throughout the customs clearance process and proactively resolve any delays, documentation issues or clearance queries. You will also liaise with customers, carriers, internal CEVA teams, HMRC and other customs authorities where required.

As part of the role, you will calculate or verify customs duties, VAT and other applicable charges, as well as support with customs amendments and post-clearance corrections. You will maintain accurate customs records, ensure documentation is correctly filed and archived, and support compliance audits where required. You will build strong professional relationships with customers, support ongoing regulatory compliance and service delivery, and stay up to date with HMRC and other statutory requirements. You will also work towards agreed customer service, accuracy and customs clearance targets.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Our ideal candidate will have previous experience working within Customs, Imports or a similar freight forwarding environment and will be confident supporting a large and varied customer base. You will have a good understanding of customs processes and documentation, with the ability to apply best practice and maintain high standards of compliance and accuracy.

You will be proactive and professional in your communication with customers and colleagues and comfortable managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced operational environment.

Strong attention to detail is essential, along with the ability to identify and resolve documentation or clearance issues quickly and effectively. You will also be IT literate and comfortable using customs and logistics systems to process declarations, enter shipment data and track clearance status.

Previous experience with specific customs systems would be advantageous, although training can be provided where appropriate.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.
Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.

See how you can rise