Customs Agent

Summary

FEDEX is seeking a competent and professional Customs Agent

Responsibilities

• • Performs a basic level of processing and obtaining customs clearance approval for import/export and transshipments of documents, packages, and merchandise in baggage or air freight.
• • Prepares necessary customs forms to enable import, export, and transshipments procedures to take place in a timely, efficient, and effective manner for consignments arriving/departing via aircraft.
• • Prepares forms detailing customs duties, tariffs, and taxes/V.A.T. fees to enable timely recovery of costs.
• • Prepares international manifests to ensure responsive and efficient customs clearance is possible.
• • Ensures station's full compliance with country customs and tax laws and in line with FedEx policies, procedures, practices, and rules.
• • Interfaces with customs officials and coordinates customs activities with internal operation employees.
• • Contacts customers for additional information and to inform them on duties and taxes to be paid.
• • Maintain all customs documentation well organized and properly filed.
• • Performs sorting, baggage support at airport and station, and retrieves air freight from carriers as required.

Required Skills

• • Personable and good written and verbal communication skills.
• • General office skills and computer literate.
• • Customs-specific English required.

Qualifications

• • High School degree/Equivalent.
• • Two (2) years experience in international freight/cargo customs policies, procedures, rules, and laws.
• • Knowledge of airport and customs clearance procedures preferred.
• • Drivers license.
• • CRT experience preferred.

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