Senior Licensed Customs Broker - End-to-End Entries

MissionHires; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MissionHires is seeking an experienced Licensed Customs Broker / Senior Entry Writer to independently manage customs entries from start to finish and provide regulatory oversight. This full-time, on-site role has openings in Houston, TX and Secaucus, NJ, and requires hands-on preparation of complex import/export transactions with CBP oversight.

You will guide import teams, review documents, and ensure compliance with CBP regulations, 19 CFR, HTS classification, and PGA requirements while

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Customs Broker License.
• At least five years of hands-on customs brokerage or import-compliance experience.
• Experience personally preparing customs entries from start to finish.
• Strong working knowledge of CBP regulations, 19 CFR, ACE, HTS classification, ISF, and PGA requirements.
• Experience processing air and ocean imports.
• Experience reviewing commercial documents and validating customs-entry information.
• Strong knowledge of customs valuation, country of origin, admissibility, and entry documentation.
• Ability to independently research and resolve complex regulatory questions.

Responsibilities

• Personally prepare, review, transmit, and monitor customs entries from start to finish.
• Process air, ocean, and border-crossing import shipments.
• Review commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, arrival notices, and other entry documentation.
• Enter and validate shipment and entry information in Descartes or other customs brokerage systems.
• Prepare and transmit entry summaries, In-Bond transactions, and related customs documentation.
• Monitor entry status and respond to rejects, holds, exams, requests for information, and other CBP activity.
• Prepare post-entry corrections and entry adjustments while maintaining audit-ready files.
• Help ensure import transactions comply with CBP regulations and PGA requirements.
• Communicate with customers regarding missing documentation and classification questions.

Skills

Customs brokerage

Regulatory research

Communication skills

Time management

Mentorship

Bilingual English and Spanish

Tools

Descartes OneView

ACE

DIS

Excel

Job description

MissionHires is seeking an experienced Licensed Customs Broker / Senior Entry Writer to independently manage customs entries from start to finish and provide regulatory oversight. This full-time, on-site role has openings in Houston, TX and Secaucus, NJ, and requires hands-on preparation of complex import/export transactions with CBP oversight.

You will guide import teams, review documents, and ensure compliance with CBP regulations, 19 CFR, HTS classification, and PGA requirements while