Customs Officer

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for a Customs Officer for a growing organisation based in Southampton.

As a Customs Officer, you will be the central point of contact in relation to all Customers Import & Export matters and Customs audits, liaison with internal functions, brokers and freight forwarders as necessary.

Duties for the Customs Officer

• Tasks include (but not limited to):
• Manage and control effective export compliance programs under the Union Customs Code (UCC) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• To maintain trade compliance policies and operational procedures and update them according to the regulatory changes
• Customs and Logistic Compliance for Import and Export
• Duty management.
• Tariff code management, Bill of Lading, Weights and Price Conversion and letters of credit
• Import and Export MSS data checks.
• AEO (Automatic Economic Open Documentation) maintenance (monitoring requirements).
• Maintenance of the Import/Export Control database.
• Import and Export MSS data checks.
• Ensuring the management team are fully briefed on any legal changes and requirements
• Ensuring the company remains compliant with the UK, European and US export controls and economic sanction laws
• To manage queries by other departments and working in team

Candidate Competencies of Customs Officer

• Previous experience in a customs and export compliance or similar government role
• Experience of managing the AEO application, intermediate excel.
• Familiarity with a manufacturing or stock background
• Strong knowledge and working understanding of international trade rules and regulations, including customs and export compliance, process control and internal audits (Classification, customs entry process, customs invoicing requirements, valuations)

As the successful Customs Officer - Southampton you will receive

• Salary up to £40k
• Southampton office
• Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am - 5pm
• 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
• Pension - 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service - max 8%)
• Flexi time - system allows you to accumulate hours to be taken in that month or following month(subject to approval) ( 8 hours Max in any month)
• Free car parking
• Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
• Employee Assistance Programme

As a Customs Officer , you will be required to work Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm. The salary for the position is £40,000 and benefits include 23 days holiday + Bank Holidays, free parking and life assurance and income protection after 3 months.

Bills of Lading, Weights and Price Conversion, AEO, Automatic Economic Open Documentation, Tariff Code, Import and Export, Customs