At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist with customs clearance and manage import documentation in a supportive team.
- Company: Join a well-established global distributor with a friendly work culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy 23 days holiday, free parking, pension, and flexible working hours.
- Other info: Flexible hours and potential for more work in winter.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in customs with training and growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Basic admin skills, good Excel knowledge, and a willingness to learn.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
Location: Fordingbridge
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Hours: Part Time, 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hours would be worked between 7am-6pm on a hybrid basis after initial training/probation with 1 day a week in the office in Fordingbridge. Open to different working patterns. Also, the ability for a candidate to work more hours in the winter than summer.
Benefits: 23 days holiday per annum pro rata + bank holidays, free parking, pension.
Aspire Jobs are working exclusively with our client, who are a well-established global distributor. Due to an internal move, they are now looking for an additional member to join their Customs team. This is a Part Time role, ideally 25 hours per week.
This role will see you having some administration experience with a lot of copy and pasting, looking for information and inputting information. You don't need any previous customs/import or export experience although if you do this is a bonus!
The successful Customs Administrator will:
- Have some previous administration experience
- Have good Excel skills
- Be IT literate
- Be willing to learn
- Have good attention to detail with an eye for detail
- Shipping & Customs experience is beneficial but not essential
- Be able to follow processes
- Be self-motivated, with a good work ethic and be reliable
- Have strong organisational skills
- Have excellent customer service skills
This role encompasses all aspects relating to customs clearance and the inward processing of goods procured from overseas. Whilst the role will be quite basic to start off with, after training and over time you will work towards a more specialist customs role, so you must be prepared to learn. There is a lot of compliance in this role so if you have worked in a compliance/regulated environment then so much the better, but again it's not essential.
Job Duties of the Customs Administrator:
- Advising all freight companies currently involved in the importation of goods from overseas on behalf of our client of the appropriate commodity code and customs procedure codes
- Liaising with freight agents/importers, ascertaining the correct commodity code by using the data within their IT system, external reports and data received on the vendors customs invoice
- Ascertain the appropriate Customs Procedure Code (CPC) from the trade-tariff website
- Oversee all the information is sent through to the requestor, so they can complete the inward processing
- Checking and verifying that all customer entries are correct as per the original data provided
- Using customs entry, verify that the correct Commodity Code and CPC were used by referring back to the information supplied from the original request. If there is a conflict in the information, refer back to the importer for verification
- Verifying all the information and add the customs entry number to Quantum, whilst updating the Customs Status accordingly
- Attending review meetings as and when required
Customs Administrator in Hampshire employer: Aspire Jobs Limited
Join our dynamic team in Bournemouth as a Facilities Assistant, where we prioritise employee well-being and growth. With competitive benefits including 20 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a birthday off, and a supportive work culture that encourages staff socials, you will thrive in an environment that values your contributions. Our commitment to your professional development and a performance-based bonus structure makes this an excellent opportunity for meaningful employment.
