Intermediate

Full Time

Customs Officer

$250 - $1K / month

Zimbabwe, Harare

22 hours ago

Job Description

Our client in the logistics, transport and distribution industry is looking for a suitably qualified individual to fill in the post of Customs Officer.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Attending to clearance at airport, container Depots and responding to queries raised by ZIMRA timely
  • Preparation of shipments to be tracked for the day and tracking them
  • Tracking pre-alerts through emails and telephone
  • Calculation of duties and tariff classification as required by clients
  • Framing bills of entries and registering them with ZIMRA
  • Submitting entries and all supporting documents to ZIMRA
  • Following up on shipments status and updating clients accordingly
  • Following up outstanding duty payments with clients
  • Liaising with customs clerks and invoicing clerks on accurate charging
  • Liaising with the Transport Department on the delivery and collection of shipments
  • Compiling Airfreight shipments daily update at the end of each day
  • Requesting for release and permits fees
  • Liaising with Airlines on exports bookings and cutting of Airway Bills
  • Attending to removals in bond from the border posts for consumption or warehousing
  • Confirming bank transfers with ZIMRA for receipting purposes

Qualifications & Experience

  • Diploma in Customs Clearing and Freight Forwarding / IATA Dangerous Goods Certificate / Awareness Certificate in ISO: 9001 standards
  • At least 3 years experience with traceable references
  • Knowledge of Clearing of consignments going in and out of the country
  • Skills to communicate effectively
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Age between 25 and 40 years