Customs Declarant Import Specialist

3 weeks ago


Stanford, Thurrock, United Kingdom Thermotraffic Full time
Customs Declarant Role at Thermotraffic

A great next step for an experienced and expert Customs professional committed to excellence, customer services, and continuous improvement. At Thermotraffic, we're renowned for our global expertise in temperature-controlled logistics, and we're looking for a skilled Customs Declarant to join our team.

As a Customs Declarant, you'll be responsible for performing independent, high-quality, and timely preparation and execution of all shipment administration relating to customs and other formalities. You'll ensure that shipments comply with all applicable procedures, laws, and regulations, and constantly seek to improve our levels of efficiency and service provision.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Independently accepting, overseeing, and handling shipments according to arrangements agreed with customers;
  • Independently checking tariff headings for customs duties, agricultural levies, VAT, and similar;
  • Preventing, observing, and dealing with irregularities and problems concerning processes, procedures, work instructions, and systems;
  • Updating stakeholders concerning import and export restrictions, or unforeseen charges;

You'll maintain and develop contacts with other departments, customers, suppliers, government agencies, and other stakeholders for the purpose of work progress. You'll also work with the Manager to propose and implement improvements regarding efficiency, quality, customer satisfaction, profitability, and broadening of the service range.

The Thermotraffic offer includes a market-based salary, 25 annual holidays plus bank holidays, pension and insurance, and training opportunities. If you're an organized professional with an eye for detail and knowledge of all current and relevant laws and regulations, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements include:

  • GCSE grade B or higher;
  • At least 3 years of demonstrable professional experience in a comparable role;
  • Vocational training as a declarant (UK Customs Academy level 3);
  • Results-focused and quick to take corrective actions;
  • Computer literate with a broad knowledge and experience of modern software applications, including MS Office;

Get in touch with us today to learn more about this exciting opportunity



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