Customs Entry Specialist

JAS Forwarding (usa), Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is seeking a Customs Entry Specialist in Charleston, SC. The role involves preparing and processing customs entries, verifying data, and ensuring compliance before cargo enters the U.S.

You will interact with importers and manage post-entry work in a fast-paced environment. The position requires 2+ years of customs entry experience, strong Excel and financial system skills (Cognos, SAP), and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in customs entry/processing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and with financial systems such as Cognos, SAP.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Process customs clearance ensuring data and documents are complete.
• Investigate, resolve and communicate entry issues.
• Review client requirements including accounting, credit, and billing details.
• Coordinate with CBP and other government agencies.
• Enter all billing charges into the system.
• Assist with ISO audits and documentation updates.

Skills

Customs entry/processing

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Detail oriented

Team player

Independent worker

Tools

Excel

Cognos

SAP

Job description

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

Customs Entry Specialist

The Customs Entry Specialist prepares and processes entries, reviews details and verifies compliance data related calculations, and duty policies. Additionally, this role is responsible for ensuring the submission of additional information pertaining to cargo to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) before it is brought into the U.S. The role requires proficiency in classification skills as well as an ability to successfully interact with importers and manage post entry work.

Essential Functions

• Process customs clearance confirming all necessary data and documents are available.
• Investigate, resolve and communicate operational or entry issues.
• Review fundamental components related to client requirements that include accounting, credit, customs bond, audit instructions and billing.
• Work directly with Customs Border Patrol (CBP) and other government agencies.
• Review entry details and verify compliance.
• Enter all billing charges into system.
• Participate in ISO audits and documentation updates.
• Other duties as needed.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Qualifications

• Required 2+ years' experience working in customs entry/processing.
• Proficiency working in Microsoft Office suite specifically Excel, and financial systems such as Cognos, SAP etc.
• Thorough analytical skills.
• Proficiency in written and verbal skills.
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently.

Environment

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Travel will be (up to__ %) required in support of the position's responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds. This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment.

Additional

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company's business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Definitions: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted) Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

Equal Employment Opportunity

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Notice to Applicants

JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT "KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER." JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.