Senior Customs & Trade Compliance Specialist

ABB Inc; Aleksandrów Łódzki; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an experienced customs and trade compliance professional to manage import/export operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and support international trade activities across ABB's hybrid workplace. You will lead customs procedures, documentation review, and classification while coordinating with authorities and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes expertise in origin documentation, export controls, and continuous improvement within a dynamic international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in law, economics, logistics or international trade.
• 3–5 years in customs operations or brokerage with import/export declarations.
• Practical experience with EU and Polish customs regulations and Incoterms.
• Experience with export controls, sanctions, ECCN, and dual-use rules.

Responsibilities

• Handle import, export, and transit declarations and ensure timely clearance.
• Review documentation for regulatory and internal compliance.
• Classify goods under CN/HS and advise on tariff classification.
• Prepare origin documentation such as EUR.1 and A.TR certificates.
• Monitor procedures and resolve clearance delays and issues.
• Serve as liaison with customs authorities and support audits and inquiries.
• Ensure compliance with export controls, sanctions, embargoes, and dual-use requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements in customs and trade compliance.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Education

University degree in Law or Economics/Trade Compliance

Tools

PUESC

AES

AIS

NCTS2

IC S2

ZEFIR

HUZAR

WinSAD

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Planning & Fulfillment Manager

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced customs and trade compliance professional who will be responsible for managing customs operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting international trade activities across ABB's business environment.

The work model for the role is: hybrid

This role is contributing to the Strategic Supply Unit, IEC LV Motors.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Handling import, export, and transit customs procedures, including preparation and submission of customs declarations and ensuring timely completion of customs clearance activities.
• Reviewing and validating customs, shipping, and commercial documentation to ensure compliance with applicable customs regulations and internal company requirements.
• Classifying goods using CN and HS nomenclature and providing guidance on tariff classification to support compliant international trade operations.
• Managing origin-related activities, including preparation of preferential origin documentation such as EUR.1 and A.TR certificates and supporting origin determination processes.
• Monitoring the proper execution and closure of customs procedures while identifying and resolving customs-related issues, discrepancies, and clearance delays.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for customs and tax authorities and supporting audits, inspections, investigations, and regulatory inquiries.
• Ensuring compliance with export control regulations, sanctions programs, embargo restrictions, and Dual-Use requirements, including export authorization and ECCN-related activities.
• Supporting continuous improvement of customs and trade compliance processes by maintaining procedures, sharing knowledge, and supporting operational excellence initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications For The Role

• Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience in a customs brokerage agency or a similar customs operations environment, with demonstrated experience handling import and export customs declarations with minimal supervision.
• Valid Customs Agent qualifications, including registration in the national register of customs brokers, and practical experience representing businesses in customs-related matters.
• University degree in Law, Economics, Logistics, Transport, International Trade, Trade Compliance, or another relevant discipline.
• Solid working knowledge of EU and Polish customs regulations, customs procedures, preferential origin rules, Incoterms, and international trade requirements.
• Practical experience in export control and trade compliance topics, including sanctions screening, embargo regulations, ECCN classification, and Dual-Use export requirements.
• Practical experience using customs systems and platforms such as PUESC, AES, AIS, NCTS2, IC S2, ZEFIR, HUZAR, WinSAD, or equivalent customs processing solutions.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, customs authorities, and external partners.
• Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills combined with the ability to work effectively under time pressure in a dynamic international environment.
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• Certificates or completed training programs in customs law, customs procedures, export control, or trade compliance.
• Experience participating in process improvement, digitalization, or operational excellence initiatives within customs and trade compliance functions.
• Experience working with SAP or other ERP systems supporting international trade processes.

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