Customs Clerk Shift

at  DHL

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.

• 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)