Customs Associate

Summary

Join Flexport, a leading logistics company, in shaping the future of global commerce. As a Global Customs Associate, you will help streamline customers' customs processes and work alongside experienced professionals to develop your career in international trade.

Requirements

• Experience as a Customs Entry Writer
• Familiarity with U.S. Customs product classification and rulings
• Experience working with a customs brokerage or freight forwarder
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Next-level logistical problem-solving skills
• An obsession with client happiness. You succeed when they succeed
• Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require it. See something broken? Fix it
• A mastery of email communication. You keep the inbox at zero
• High level of computer literacy. No paper. All digital
• BA/BS degree a plus
• A 'compliance first' attitude to keep our regulators happy and enthusiastic about Flexport since we operate in a heavily regulated industry

Responsibilities

• Make US Customs entries under US Customs law for high profile clients
• Digitally prepare and file all documentation required for goods to clear US customs
• Maintain up to date knowledge of all regulations and procedures of the US Customs, FDA, USDA and Other Government Agencies (OGA)
• Review and organize incoming documents to ensure compliance with US Customs and OGA reporting requirements
• Provide necessary documents to other government agencies, including but not limited to FDA, EPA, and USDA