Customs Officer

Singapore Customs; Singapore; On-site; SGD 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Retention Bonus

Starting Salary 4,398–5,196 SGD

Job summary

Singapore Customs advances Singapore’s economic development by protecting revenue and facilitating trade through the OneCustoms program. You may take on multiple roles—a Trade Facilitator, a Trade Regulator, and a Law Enforcer—with regular job rotations and a structured career path.

You will lead teams to protect revenue, uphold regulatory standards, and help maintain Singapore as a global trading hub. Sign-on and retention bonuses are offered, with a starting salary of SGD 4,398–5,196 per

Qualifications

• Open to applicants from all disciplines for regular Open Posting System rotations.

Responsibilities

• Trade Facilitator: facilitate customs connectivity across borders for a seamless end-to-end international supply chain.
• Trade Regulator: uphold rules of trade and tariffs to maintain a robust regulatory regime.
• Law Enforcer: work with other agencies to enforce revenue-related and trade offences.

Job description

What the role is:

[A Trade Facilitator, A Trade Regulator and A Law Enforcer]Singapore Customs advances Singapore’s economic development by protecting revenue and facilitating trade for a thriving Singapore economy. We protect revenue – that is invested in the progress and well-being of our Singapore community, making Singapore a better place today and for tomorrow. We make trade easy, fair and secure by maintaining Singapore’s status as a global trading hub while ensuring the integrity of the trading system. As part of the OneCustoms team, you will have the opportunity to take on different roles during your career with us – a Trade Facilitator, a Trade Regulator, and a Law Enforcer. You can look forward to seamless advancement opportunities with our integrated grade structure under the Customs Unified Scheme of Service (CUS).

What you will be working on:

In Singapore Customs, we work, play, learn and grow together as OneCustoms team. With regular job rotations under our Open Posting System that offer many opportunities for competency and skills development, you will get to experience our Customs core functions in trade facilitation, regulation and compliance as well as enforcement during the foundational phase.You lead and guide a team of officers who share a common objective of protecting revenue and facilitating trade for a thriving Singapore economy.

• Trade Facilitator: You facilitate customs connectivity across borders for a seamless and resilient end-to-end international supply chain, and work closely with local and international partners to advance Singapore’s economy.
• Trade Regulator: You safeguard Singapore’s reputation as a global trade hub by upholding the rules of trade and tariffs, and keeping a close watch on strategic goods and technologies to maintain an effective and robust regulatory regime.
• Law Enforcer: You protect Singapore’s revenue by adopting a whole-of-government approach, and working closely with other enforcement agencies to enforce against revenue-related and trade offences.

No matter what your role is or how you spend your time, the impact of your contributions count.

[Sign-on Bonus] Eligible officers who are newly appointed to the Public Service and Singapore Customs will receive a sign-on bonus of $8,000 paid in two tranches.

[Retention Bonus] You will receive attractive retention pay-outs in your 4th, 7th, and 10th in Customs scheme of service.

• [Starting Salary] $4,398-$5,196**Starting monthly salary may vary based on a holistic assessment of academic qualifications, relevant work experience and completion of full-time National Service.

What we are looking for:

You can be a part of the OneCustoms team to protect the revenue to be invested in the progress and well-being of our Singapore community and to contribute to maintaining Singapore’s status as a global trading hub! The role is open to applicants from all disciplines who are keen on the opportunity to take on different roles in Customs through the regular job rotations under our Open Posting System – a Trade Facilitator, a Trade Regulator, and a Law Enforcer. We have a structured career development roadmap to nurture you as a professional Customs officer. We put our traders, travellers and our people at the heart of everything we do. We serve with commitment and purpose yet being able to deliver decisively at the same time.As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. Find out more about careers with Customs here ( https://www.customs.gov.sg/about-us/careers/)

About Singapore Customs

Singapore Customs is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance. Re-constituted on 1 April 2003, Singapore Customs is the lead agency on trade facilitation and revenue enforcement matters. It is also responsible for the implementation of customs and trade enforcement measures including those related to Free Trade Agreements and strategic goods.