Import Customs Clearance Specialist

Lori Walsh Recruitment; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

Job summary

Lori Walsh Recruitment is seeking an Import Customs Clearance specialist for our Ipswich/Felixstowe client. You will provide end-to-end customs clearance for import shipments, including European road freight and container sea freight.

You will manage entries, ensure compliance with customs regulations, liaise with authorities and hauliers, and support customers while guiding junior team members.

Qualifications

• Experience in customs brokerage, shipping line or freight forwarders.
• Able to input customs entries into port systems and ensure compliance.
• Strong customer service skills with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end customs clearance for import shipments.
• Handle import entries for container and trailer freight.
• Ensure compliance with customs regulations and company procedures.
• Liaise with customs authorities, clients and hauliers.
• Ensure timely release of cargo and excellent customer service.
• Provide guidance to junior team members.

Skills

Customs entries input

Customer service

Attention to detail

Tools

Port systems

Job description

Job Description

Our clients specialise in providing an end-to-end customs solutions for their clients within Air, Road and Sea freight Imports and Exports and are currently looking for an Import Customs Clearance specialist for their Ipswich/Felixstowe office.

Purpose of the role:

To provide end-to-end customs clearance for Import shipments for both European Road freight Import shipments and Container sea freight Import shipments.

Duties will include:

• Responsible for managing the end-to-end customs clearance process for import shipments
• Handling Import customs entries for both container and trailer freight Import shipments including some complex customs entries.
• Ensuring full compliance with customs regulations, trade laws, and company procedures is met.
• Liaising with customs authorities and clients.
• Ensuring timely release of cargo
• Liaising with hauliers to arrange some container freight deliveries.
• Liaising with customers and maintaining excellent customer service
• Providing guidance to junior team members

Requirements

Experience required:

• You will need to have experience of working within either a customs brokerage, a shipping line or freight forwarders and be able to input customs entries into port systems.
• You will be aware of customs regulations and compliance.
• You will have good customer service skills
• Have good attention to detail.

Benefits

In return you will be rewarded with a generous salary to £35k depending on experience along with company benefits.

Requirements

Experience required: You will need to have experience of working within either a customs brokerage, a shipping line or freight forwarders and be able to input customs entries into port systems. You will be aware of customs regulations and compliance. You will have good customer service skills Have good attention to detail.