Senior In-house Customs Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior In-house Customs Consultant to join their dynamic team in Surrey on a hybrid basis. This pivotal role involves ensuring compliance with customs regulations and acting as a subject matter expert in import operations. You will assess costs and risks related to international trade, resolve customs-related queries, and conduct internal audits. The position offers a unique opportunity to enhance profit margins while collaborating with senior management. If you possess strong advisory experience and a deep understanding of international customs, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Advisory experience in customs and international trade operations.
• Knowledge of customs bonded warehousing and excise controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all customs regulations and documentation.
• Conduct quarterly internal audits and prepare performance reports.
• Manage special trade programmes and assist the customs team.

Skills

International Customs Regulations

Trade Agreements

Duty Optimization Strategies

Customs Compliance

Risk Assessment

Education

Advisory Experience in Professional Services

Experience in Global In-house Customs Team

Tools

Customs Declaration Systems

Job description

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Senior In-house Customs Consultant, Surrey

Client:

BLT Recruitment

Location:

Surrey, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

A great in-house role for this major brand based out of their Surrey office on a hybrid basis (three days a week in the office). Joining an established Customs team, you will play a key part in ensuring the business is fully compliant with all Customs regulations and be the subject matter expert for all import operations and customs compliance matters in relation to import controls, HMRC, Border Force, and Defra. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing the costs and risks linked to international trade operations, including tariffs, duties, taxes, and excise costs.
• Proactively resolving related queries/problems such as CDS errors, VAT code, Duty code errors.
• Ensuring full compliance of all documentation and updates from HMRC and Border Force, whether in systems or manual formats.
• Conducting quarterly internal audits across compliance areas, including Import/Export entries, Excise reviews, CDS audits, SCDP audits, and AEO audits.
• Preparing departmental performance reports and suggesting improvements to enhance profit margins, working closely with senior management.
• Managing special trade programmes, including re-authorisations and updates to existing authorisations.
• Ensuring brokers complete accurate and timely CDS declarations and supplementary declarations on Customs CDS system.
• Assisting the Customs team manager/Tax team in compiling quarterly internal audits.

To qualify, you should have advisory experience in a professional services firm or within a global in-house customs team. You need to be highly knowledgeable of international customs regulations, trade agreements, and strategies for duty optimization. Experience with customs bonded warehousing, Excise, SPS controls, and BTOM controls would be advantageous. Please contact us to find out more.