Customs Documentation Clerk (Imports)
- Basildon, Essex
- £28,000-30,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Completing customs clearing and entries for air, sea, and road freight shipments.
- Managing and maintaining documentation.
- Handling customer enquiries and providing accurate advice.
- Communicating with external organisations (e.g., HMRC, Port Authorities).
- Obtaining Bill of Ladings and Tariff Headings.
- Calculating Duty/VAT costs.
- Processing import/export declarations.
- Handling general enquiries related to customs procedures and documentation.
- Keeping up to date with regulations and customs procedures.
- Preparing a list of jobs for the day.
- Cross-training to cover other departments if needed.
- Experience in a similar role.
- Experience with HMRC customs declarations (Imports and Exports).
- Attention to detail for compliance and HMRC audits.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience with Destin8, Descartes, and CNS Systems is preferable.
- IP (Inward Processing), Alcohol Import, RGR (Returned Goods Relief), TA (Temporary Admission), Import into Bond, Multi-liner Excel upload clearances, SFD (Simplified Frontier Declaration), Imports of POA (Products of Animal Origin), ABP (Animal By-Products), and Import of Plants and Plant Products.
- Understanding of BTOM (Border Target Operating Model) risk groups.
- Understanding of the TCA (Trade & Cooperation Agreement) between the UK & EU.
- Experience completing customs amendments (C2001 and C285).
- Knowledge of calculating Port Charges.
- Experience dealing with queries from IBF (Inland Border Facility).