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Position: Customs Clerk
Location: Bradford
Work Hours: Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to 30,000 (DEO)
We are recruiting for one of the largest privately owned international freight forwarding companies that operate from 9 locations in the UK.
We seek a Multi-Modal Customs Clerk to play a crucial role in supporting the day-to-day operations team and reporting to the Customs Manager. The team liaise with customers and suppliers to ensure a smooth clearance of their consignments; establishing close relationships with a global supply chain.
Key Responsibilities for a Customs Clerk:
- Create job files, and accurately enter data into customs software to submit entries promptly, for both imports and exports
- Ability to process documents such as COO, EUR1 on ICERT
- Track and monitor declaration status
- Processing refunds via HMRC
- Liaising with importers & exporters and internal operational colleagues to obtain mandatory information for import entries
- Allocating the correct licences depending on the type of goods being imported
- Calculate and process taxes and duties to be paid by buyers of goods
- Be fully conversant with import Customs regulations, whilst keeping up to date with changes as they occur
- Liaise with Port Health, Border Force of HMRC officials in areas such as document checks, goods quarantine etc
- Arrange the release of goods from Customs-approved sites (ETSF locations) and/or port of arrival with liaison with internal colleagues on release, transport & warehousing issues
- Taking decisive action with the organisation of the flow of activity
- Ensuring customs authorisation documentation is checked and correctly complete
Requirements:
- At least 1 years' experience in customs role
- To comfortably complete 75+ entries per week
- Good understanding of Customs legal requirements and the impact or incorrect information and/or Customs declarations
- Experience of CDS essential, Descartes and FCL preferred
- Sound understanding of Destin8 / CNS
- Good trade tariff knowledge
- Complex problem solving
- Self-motivating with the ability to organise your work load effectively
- Ability to operate windows based applications and any other software that is standard within the industry
- Work in a fast-paced environment ensuring clearance processes are completed in a complaint and timely manner
- Knowledge of HMRC compliance and regulations
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word and Outlook
Benefits:
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Salary up to 30,000
- Company pension
- Bonus incentives
- Free healthcare after 3 years
- Free onsite parking
- Continuous development with opportunities for progression in a growing company
- Cycle to work scheme
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