Customs Officer - Southampton - Up to £40,000

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for a Customs Officer for a growing organisation based in Southampton

As the successful Customs Officer - Southampton you will receive:

• Salary up to £40k


• Southampton office


• Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am - 5pm


• 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service


• Pension - 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service - max 8%)


• Flexi time - system allows you to accumulate hours to be taken in that month or following month (subject to approval) ( 8 hours Max in any month)


• Free car parking


• Life assurance and income protection after 3 months


• Employee Assistance Programme

As a Customs Officer, you will be the central point of contact in relation to all Customers Import & Export matters and Customs audits, liaison with internal functions, brokers and freight forwarders as necessary.

Duties for the Customs Officer include (but not limited to):

• Manage and control effective export compliance programs under the Union Customs Code (UCC) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)


• To maintain trade compliance policies and operational procedures and update them according to the regulatory changes


• Customs and Logistic Compliance for Import and Export


• Duty management.


• Tariff code management, Bill of Lading, Weights and Price Conversion and letters of credit


• Import and Export MSS data checks.


• AEO (Automatic Economic Open Documentation) maintenance (monitoring requirements).


• Maintenance of the Import/Export Control database.


• Import and Export MSS data checks.


• Ensuring the management team are fully briefed on any legal changes and requirements


• Ensuring the company remains compliant with the UK, European and US export controls and economic sanction laws


• To manage queries by other departments and working in team

Candidate Competencies:

• Previous experience in a customs and export compliance or similar government role


• Experience of managing the AEO application, intermediate excel.


• Familiarity with a manufacturing or stock background


• Strong knowledge and working understanding of international trade rules and regulations, including customs and export compliance, process control and internal audits (Classification, customs entry process, customs invoicing requirements, valuations)

As a Customs Officer, you will be required to work Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm. The salary for the position is £40,000 and benefits include 23 days holiday + Bank Holidays, free parking and life assurance and income protection after 3 months.