Customs Entry Writer

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Imperial Freight Brokers is a leading provider of customs brokerage, international freight forwarding, and logistics services. For more than 55 years, we have proudly served our clients with accuracy, efficiency, and integrity. Our experienced team specializes in helping businesses navigate the complexities of U.S. import regulations.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Position Summary

Imperial Freight Brokers is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Customs Entry Writer to prepare, review, and transmit customs entries for imported merchandise. The primary focus of this position is ensuring that entries are accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements and applicable Partner Government Agency regulations.

The ideal candidate has strong customs entry-writing experience, understands import documentation and classification requirements, and can manage a high volume of entries and deadlines while maintaining accuracy and providing excellent customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Review commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, arrival notices, certificates of origin, and other supporting documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare and transmit customs entries through the company s Automated Broker Interface system.
• Determine the appropriate entry type and ensure all required information is properly reported.
• Review tariff classifications under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and identify matters requiring review by a Licensed Customs Broker.
• Verify country of origin, customs value, duty rates, trade-program eligibility, and applicable antidumping or countervailing duty requirements.
• Identify merchandise subject to Partner Government Agency requirements, including FDA, USDA, EPA, DOT, FCC, and other applicable agencies.
• Prepare and transmit Partner Government Agency data and monitor submissions until release is obtained.
• Review importer records, powers of attorney, bonds, and other account information before transmitting entries.
• Prepare and submit Importer Security Filings within required timeframes, including the 24-hour vessel-loading requirement.
• Track entry status and promptly address CBP rejections, holds, examinations, requests for information, and other government notices.
• Review entry summaries and supporting documentation to confirm accuracy before final submission.
• Calculate estimated duties, taxes, fees, and other applicable customs charges.
• Communicate with clients regarding missing documentation, classification questions, customs requirements, clearance delays, and shipment status.
• Escalate complex classification, valuation, admissibility, or compliance matters to management.
• Coordinate with carriers, freight forwarders, terminals, warehouses, and internal departments when information is needed to complete or release an entry.
• Maintain complete and accurate customs-entry files, including entry documents, ISF filings, government correspondence, and supporting records.
• Prepare file billing information and submit completed files to Accounting for invoicing.
• Remain informed of changes to CBP regulations, tariff classifications, trade programs, PGA requirements, and company procedures.
• Perform other customs brokerage and compliance duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of three years of recent, hands-on U.S. Customs brokerage or customs entry-writing experience required.
• Demonstrated experience independently preparing, reviewing, and transmitting customs entries through an ABI system.
• Experience handling entries from document review through customs release.
• Experience dealing with CBP rejections, holds, examinations, requests for information, and other entry clearance issues.
• Experience with Partner Government Agency requirements and submissions, including FDA, USDA, EPA, DOT, FCC, or other applicable agencies.
• Experience reviewing HTS classifications, customs values, countries of origin, duty calculations, and applicable trade remedies.
• Experience preparing and monitoring Importer Security Filings (ISF).
• Experience coordinating customs release with terminals, carriers, CFS facilities, warehouses, freight forwarders, and clients.
• Recent experience with Descartes/QuestaWeb is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual Englishh/Spanish strongly preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Imperial Freight Brokers is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other status protected by applicable law.