Customs Entry Agent - Charleston, SC

CEVA Logistics; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

CEVA Logistics in Charleston, SC is seeking a Customs Entry Agent to process imports and clear shipments through Customs. The role ensures compliance with US Customs regulations and communicates issues with internal teams and customers to keep shipments moving.

We value 2–5 years of entry-processing experience, fluent English, and MS Office/Excel proficiency. A CHB license is a plus and you will join a global logistics team in a dynamic shared-service environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of processing customs entries.
• CHB License is a plus.
• Fluent in English, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Receives import files to clear through Customs
• Ensure import clearance files are compliant with US Customs regulations
• Resolve and communicate clearance issues with internal team members and customers
• Prioritize shipments based on ETA or other factors
• Process customs bonds as needed
• Process steel licenses as needed
• Communicate entry release
• Ensure each file is invoiced correctly
• Help identify areas that need improvement
• Assist with new customer implementation
• Stays up to date with current US Customs regulations.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

English

Education

CHB License

Job description

Job Title: Customs Entry Agent - Charleston, SC

General information

Charleston, SC, USA

CEVA Logistics

Ocean Freight

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, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, 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.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $45,000 - $55,000

YOUR ROLE

Part of a shared service center that operates for multi branches, the Customs Entry Specialist processes the Customs Entry in a timely manner and with accuracy.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• Receives import files to clear through Customs
• Ensure import clearance files are compliant with US Customs regulations
• Resolve and Communicate clearance issues with internal team members and with customers
• Prioritize shipments based on ETA or other factors
• Process customs bonds as needed
• Process steel licenses as needed
• Communicate entry release
• Ensure each file is invoiced correctly
• Help identify areas that need improvement
• Assist with new customer implementation
• Stays up to date with current regulations with US Customs

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Education and Experience:

• 2-5 years of processing customs entries
• CHB License is a plus

Skills:

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based and job specific software applications.
• Extensive excel experience with Adobe PDF knowledge is a plus
• Fluent in English, both written and oral

Characteristics:

• Ability to learn all aspects of the team's work, and to provide cover and assistance on a regular basis.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Self-starter, sense of urgency, communication.
• Customer focused.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We are a team in every sense, and we support each other and work collaboratively to achieve our goals together. It is our goal that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment, so if you'd like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then let's work together to help you find your new role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. This role can be the first step on your career path with us. You can stay in the same job family, find a new family to grow in (an almost limitless number of options) or find your own path. Join CEVA for a challenging and rewarding career.

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits for employee and family including multiple health plans(company contribution to health savings account), prescription, dental and vision coverage.
• Company paid life insurance, accident insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage and employee assistance plan.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life insurance, AD&D coverage, buy-up short- and long-term disability, critical illness, identify theft & legal plan.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible Paid Time Off programs including company paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CEVA Logistics is proud to be an equal opportunity work place and an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.

Additional Information

Information provided is true and accurate. False statements or information will result in the application voided.

CEVA operates in a multicultural, global environment and is a richly diverse organization operating seamlessly as one company. We aim to attract, motivate and retain the best people in our industry, whatever their background. We share the same passion to deliver world-class solutions to our customers. We have the best supply chain professionals in the industry and develop this talent in an inspiring work environment.