Customs House Brokerage Associate at Damco

Job description
Damco operates in a fast paced environment, when you join us you will embark on a great adventure and will be exposed to various and exciting challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Purpose Of The Role

• Ensure efficient & accurate submission & recording of Customs Clearances, correspondence & applications in accordance with all relevant SOP & IOP requirements & deadlines
• Ensure that Damco & it's clients comply with all the relevant Legislation, Rules & Regulations as set out by all Regulatory departments that control the import, export & removal of both foreign & locally manufactured goods.

Key Accountabilities
Customs Clearances & Apoplications

• Framing, checking & processing of all types of import bills
• Framing, checking & processing of all tyoes of export bills
• Framing, checking & processing of all othe types of documents such as but not limited to DA63, DA66, CR1, DA68, DA70, etc.

Advising on understanding & the undertaking of

• Trade agreements (SADC, EU, AGOA, EFTA)
• General & industrial rebates (Sch 1-6)
• Customs tariff classifications / determinations
• Customs evaluations
• Customs legislation (Act & rules)
• Prohibited & restricted goods
• Acquittals

Undertaking required functions with various external controlling / regulating parties related to

• SABS / NCRS
• Department of Agriculture (States Vet, Plant Insepctor, Port Health, Port Quality Control)
• ITAC
• MCC
• SAPS (Border police)
• Customs exam teams (CBCU, Import team, Scanner unit & External services)

Portnet - Processing & undertaking of

• Cargo dues, Shipping & Landing orders
• Rate applications

Shipping Lines

• Confirming of Customs relate details & data to ensure correct clearances

Administrative

• Checking & sending payment requests
• Ensuring that files are always in neat & orderly state in line with the IOP
• Updating staff & clients of new developments & notices in regards to our industry (particularly, but not limited to, Customs Clearance)
• Updating all registers (Stops, PP, Refunds, Entries, Rejections, etc)
• Saving all literature, documents, & correspondence to relevant folders
• Saving all memos, forms, & related documents to CHB folders
• Deferment reconciliations
• Ensuring that all CHB fucntions are completed timeously & accurately

Technical Competencies

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• SDS Clearing Part 2 (Advanced clearing); Or equivalent
• Min 3 years experience in the Clearing & Forwarding industry
• Compu-clearing experience

Core Competentices

• Attention to detail
• Good communication
• Honesty & integrity
• Passion for this industry
• Team player