Customs Brokerage Co-ordinator - UK

Scope

Responsible for day-to-day processing of customs entries ensuring compliance with all laws, regulations and AEO. Ensuring timely Customs Clearance of shipments. Confidently discuss and resolve issues with customers and Customs Officers.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Ensure smooth and timely customs process flow
• Understand all elements of the import and export customs process
• Processing Ocean/Road/Air Import and Export customs entries
• Ensure accurate and timely data into our customs software system
• Verify documents received for import & export customs purposes are compliant and correct
• Ensure correct preference is applied to goods if applicable and that any relevant customs procedures and regimes such as IPR, OPR and CFSP are applied where necessary
• Complete CVED and arrange for payment to be sent to Port Health where necessary
• Manage any Route 1, Route 3 or declaration release issues
• Liaise with customers regarding valuation, classification and preference issues where necessary taking into account AEO regulations.
• Escalate problems to management when necessary

Other Responsibilities

• Arranging FAS payments to HMRC where necessary
• Keep up to date on changes to regulatory environment
• Potential shift work

Authorities

• Authorised to perform responsibilities autonomously, using initiative to escalate any material impact to the business, as appropriate.
• Identify any opportunities for improvements in overall service quality and business safety.