Freight Customs Clerk - Contrat
Job in
Liverpool City Region, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-27
Listing for:
Freight Personnel
Contract
position Listed on 2026-10-27
Job specializations:
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Transportation
Freight, Transportation & Logistics, Dispatcher, Transportation Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Our client is a well-established freight forwarder offering a hands-on approach to all our clients ensuring working partnerships are built and maintained throughout the course of projects and beyond.
The specialist sea freight division offers dedicated LCL (Less than Container Load) and FCL (Full Container Load) sea freight services to and from Europe, USA, Far East and Middle East as well as expert freight forwarding services
We are now recruiting due to maternity cover for the Customs Team, an Imports Customs Specialist to handle the Sea, Trailer and some Air freight customs needs for my client. This is a maternity cover for one year with a good chance of beig extended or made permanent
In this position you will hold ultimate responsibility for the following duties / tasks:- Provide an outstanding level of customer service to both internal & external clients
- Handling sea and trailer freight in the main with some air freight customs clearances using the CDS clearance system
- Ensure the accurate and timely processing of import and export customs declarations
- Ensure correct payment of duty & VAT
- Manage the release of consignments at port
- All aspects of CFSP & Customs Warehousing
- Manage post clearance action
- Experience from working for a freight forwarder in a customs freight role
- A broad understanding of the overall customs process
- Knowledge of Import and Export Clearance systems such as CDS/Descartes/Chief/ASM/CNS/Destin8/Box Top
- Knowledge of the customs tariff
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Exceptional IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual
- Strong organisational & time management skills
- Salary £27,000 to £30,000 Circa - dependent upon experience
- Pension
- 21 days holiday rising with length of service
- 2 Bonuses a Year dependent upon company performance
- Regular incentives and nights out
Hybrid working available once trained
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