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Customs Clerk Shift

DHL Express (UK) Limited ( only Connect)Lichfield, England, United Kingdom

30+ days ago

Salary

£28,000.00–£32,000.00 yearly

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The company

DHL Freight, one of the leading road freight providers, offers high-quality LTL (less than truck load), FTL (full truck load) and intermodal services for

the B2B environment. With its road freight expertise, an unrivalled terminal network, special services like Customs, Trade Fairs & Events and

Sector-specific solutions DHL Freight simplifies its customers most complex transportation processes. DHL Freight comprises more than 160 road

terminals across Europe, parts of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), North Africa, the Middle East and North America. In these

approximately 50 countries in Europe and beyond some 13,000 colleagues are employed by DHL Freight

Our customs office specializes in Scandinavian Road freight forwarding and groupage on behalf of DHL. The candidate must have a pro-active approach to workload and will be able to work to tight deadlines. Performance is monitored by weekly KPI's.

In the role of customs clerk, you will be responsible for the following :

Processing import and export customs entries using our in-house system Cargowise via CDS or CHIEF
Understanding transport documents such as T1’s, CMR’s, commercial invoices, B / L & AWB’s.
Competing customs entries via external software such as channel ports
Audits
Billing Invoices
Raising T1’s and various other documents
Ensuring T1 documents are discharged
Completing relevant customs training and ensuring up to date with customs regulations at all times.
Competency with external websites such as CNS / Destin8 / CCS UK
Liaising with accounts to ensure duty & VAT is paid promptly
Reporting any non-compliances to your manager
Dealing directly with government bodies such as HMRC and border force
Competency with the trade tariff and understanding tariff preferences
Covering weekend clearances if necessary. (bank holidays paid at overtime rate)

Profile

Good organisational, IT and communication skills.

Intermediate use of MS Office Packages – preferred

Ability to focus on identifying and meeting customer's needs (internal and external)

Ability to think and act across boundaries ( between processes and departments)

Contributes new ideas and is happy to challenge the status quo

Challenges self to continually improve in role

Good communication skills both individually and to internal / external customers

Be aware of Health and Safety standards, along with a high understanding of dignity and diversity in the workplace.

Have a methodical and organised approach to work with the ability to think ahead and prioritise tasks.

One to two years of customs knowledge and experience preferred

Numeracy and literacy skills essential

We Offer :

Job Title Customs Clerk

Division Freight UK

Job location city Lichfield UK

Working hours - 4 on 4 off covering days and nights" - Mon - Sun

Employment Type Full-Time

Contract Type Permanent

Travel required No travel required.

Excellent working environment and with IT Mobility

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