Customs Entry Writer

Kuehne + Nagel AS; Bensenville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company seeks a Customs Entry Writer in Illinois. The role involves preparing customs entries, communicating with clients, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Successful candidates will benefit from a dynamic work environment, competitive pay, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

401k retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 1+ years' experience in Customs Clearance and Customer service.
• Working knowledge of Cargo Wise.
• Basic knowledge of U.S. Regulatory Laws and Customs regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare customs entries and follow up on the clearance process.
• Communicate with customers and resolve documentation discrepancies.
• Manage communication with all parties involved in shipping.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cargo Wise

Job description

It's more than a job

In an administrative role at Kuehne+Nagel, tasks such as managing office operations or coordinating schedules certainly contribute to your team's success, but they also provide meaningful moments for people around the world. Because your attention to detail supports your colleagues to perform at their best, such as ensuring the timely and seamless transport of hearing aids and advanced medical devices that change lives. At Kuehne+Nagel, our work contributes to more than we imagine.

You as Customs Entry Writer will communicate with customers, freight forwarders, and other departments to obtain necessary information to coordinate ISF and Customs Clearance and deliver shipments. The responsibility includes all aspects of handling a file from starting the shipment to completing all agreed services. A great deal involves managing communication with all parties involved and keeping the customer informed.

How you create impact

• Preparation of customs entries and follow-up with the clearance process on all entries forwarding freight to designated locations, this may involve interface with international and domestic carriers, overseas offices, and importers.
• Communicate and offer solutions to documentation discrepancies to client and manager.
• Verify and Coordinate freight delivery to designated locations.
• Resolve finance and accounting reconciliation exchange issues, including providing backup for old bills.
• Administrative responsibilities include preparation of report and analysis using various software packages and databases.
• Document review and assessment of accuracy, verifying country of origin/export, IOR, terms of sale and value to ensure that compliance and federal regulation requirements are achieved.
• Daily follow up on documentation discrepancy issues which requires the ability to troubleshoot and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with customers and foreign origins.
• Establish and maintain client relationships.
• Update notes and milestones in system for each file.
• Understand the southern border Customs Clearance process for trucks

What we would like you to bring

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years' experience in Customs Clearance and Customer service
• Working knowledge of Cargo Wise
• Knowledge of domestic and international geography including countries, major cities and ocean ports along with basic knowledge of U.S. Regulatory Laws
• Basic knowledge of INCO terms, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs regulations and other government agency requirements

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The hourly wage range for this position is between $20 and $21.63. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-Onsite

Who are we

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.