KC Recruitment
Customs and Import Specialist
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Customs and Import Specialist
Essex / East London
Excellent Salary, regular bonuses, pension, 28 days holidays
Our SME client is a well-run and successful business with many years of trading and growth behind them. They are now entering a new era of expansion with new contracts and the future continues to be rosy.
There is now a great opportunity for an experienced, hands-on, specialist in the import/export/customs admin team.
This position will suit an experienced candidate from a transport, logistics, import, and export background.
It is essential you have good knowledge and experience of all the customs rules, regulations, and compliance for the movement of goods across international borders. You should therefore have extra experience in areas such as Customs Declarations, Import/Export laws and paperwork, customs clearance knowledge.
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Requirements
- Work with national and international suppliers and agents to arrange freight deliveries and collections between ports, airports, and warehouses
- Keep clients up to date and deal with problems or delays
- Manage freight bookings using a CDS computer Declarations system
- Preparing customs documents for shipment
- Ensure compliance of various documents with appropriate standards
- Transfer documents to customs brokers
- Ensure technical and administrative liaison for the movement of goods
- Check that tax and customs documents are correct
- Work with national and international suppliers and agents
- Handle invoices and payments
- Arrange for the shipment of goods into and/or out of the country
- Prepare and process all necessary documentation including quotes, invoices, customs clearances, receipts, and other documents
- Track shipments and ensure the distribution of goods
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Your Profile
- You need to have around 2 years of the above tasks
- You will have come from a Shipping, import, export, logistics, transportation background
- Able to work on a variety of tasks until the job is done
- Good customer service experience. Be polite and patient
- Problem solver and able to work on your own initiative
- Car owner/driver is needed due to location
Benefits
- Excellent Salary, regular bonuses, pension, 28 days holidays
This is a well-run and popular business with a good atmosphere.
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