Import Specialist

Summary

Organizational

Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Centers for Excellence and Expertise. The selection will be made and oversight of this position will be maintained by the Field Office, but the physical location of this position will remain in the duty location chosen.

Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your technical and administrative expertise to safeguard the U.S. commercial supply chains. This position starts at a salary of $50,460.00 (GS-07, Step
1) to $ (GS-07, Step 10) with promotion potential to $116,362 (GS-12 Step 10). GS Salary:
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In this Import Specialist position, you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals responsible for all import requirements. Typical work assignments include:

• Determining admissibility of merchandise and making other import-related decisions.
• Screening entry document packages for full range of regulatory and legal requirements.
• Verifying tariff classification and appraising imported articles and products.

The selection will be made and oversight of this position will be maintained by the Field Office below, but the physical location of this position will remain in the duty location chosen.

Departments:

• Atlanta – Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising (CPMM)
• Baltimore – Industrial & Manufacturing Materials (IMM)
• Chicago – Base metals (BM)
• Detroit – Automotive & Aerospace (AA)
• Houston – Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals (PNGM)
• Laredo – Machinery (MACH)
• Los Angeles – Electronics (ELEC)
• Miami – Agriculture & Prepared Products (APP)
• New York – Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals (PHC)
• San Francisco – Apparel, Footwear & Textiles (AFT)

Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Please note:

Due to multiple vacancies per duty location; you may be contacted by selecting officials from different Centers of Excellence and Expertise locations. You will be asked to identify your duty location preference in the online application process. Applicants will be limited to selecting one duty location.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service. Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below). All pre‑employment processes will be conducted in English. You may be required to pass a background investigation. CBP follows the DHS Drug‑Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.

As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.

Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Key legal and compliance information is provided via links within the full announcement.

Bargaining Unit:
This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions – NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites – National Treasury Employees Union – NTEU.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-07 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at…