Customs Operations Specialist: Impactful Compliance

DP World; Union City (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World in the Atlanta, GA area is seeking a detail-oriented Customs Specialist who will support our customs processes and ensure the seamless movement of goods across borders daily.

You will be the backbone of our customs operations—maintaining documentation accuracy, coordinating import/export requirements, and ensuring all processes meet federal and international regulations. This role offers a chance to have a real impact on speed, accuracy, and reliability of our customs processes.

Qualifications

• University degree required.
• Experience in drafting electronic transport declarations and declarations for importing and exporting.
• Thorough knowledge of origin and value provisions, customs laws and regulations, and other export documents (CvO, EUR1, ATR) both internationally and nationally.
• Able to be flexible regarding shift works (evenings and weekends occasionally).
• Able to problem solve under stressful situations.
• Customer-oriented, quality-conscious, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Draft and accurately check customs, trade, and transport documents for technical processing.
• Prepare and handle transport declarations (T1/T2), declarations for import and export, and any other export documentation.
• Control the day-to-day operational customs activities including risk determination, administrative process control, and internal recording to meet the required compliance.
• Coordinate independent tariff technical classification aspects, tax, and non-tax legislation (VGEM) for both international and national customs matters.
• Communicate with customs/tax authorities, transporters, and external customers about the handling of customs procedures and related issues.
• Draft, apply, and supervise export documents via the appropriate organizations written and electronically, when assigned.

Skills

Detail oriented

Analytical

Compliance-driven

Communication

Education

University degree

Job description

DP World in the Atlanta, GA area is seeking a detail-oriented Customs Specialist who will support our customs processes and ensure the seamless movement of goods across borders daily.

You will be the backbone of our customs operations—maintaining documentation accuracy, coordinating import/export requirements, and ensuring all processes meet federal and international regulations. This role offers a chance to have a real impact on speed, accuracy, and reliability of our customs processes.