Customs Administrator

To ascertain & assign H/S and commodity codes to all items imported including Seafood, Engineering Parts, other
- To support the maintenance & completion of all registers held e.g. Purchase Order, Customs Declarations, End Use
- To ensure all items cleared through UK customs are done so in compliance with legislation optimising any and all procedures that will minimise HSF's duty exposure e.g. End Use, OPR, IPR
- To notify any and all clearing agents of our clearance instructions & to monitor compliance thereof
- To reconcile any duty payments made whether via HSF's duty deferment account or other means, making reclaims &/or corrected submissions where required, sharing all updates with Finance for internal accounting reconciliation
- To cross check & challenge, where applicable, the use of assigned H/S and/or commodity codes for any items exported (though the holder of this role will not be responsible in this regard)
- To support in the completion of TSS data for any goods exported when the Export Administrator is not available
- To hold a central database for catch certificates and to share these internally when requested to do so
- To complete monthly cross checks on MSS data received
- To monitor ETD & ETA of shipments due & update the p/o register accordingly
- To lead any and all audits/health checks carried out by HMRC or third parties assigned accordingly
- To central stored MRN information received for all loads & update the Customs Declarations register
- To take a leading role in the negotiation of freight rates, clearance charges etc for any goods purchased under non DDP incoterms of trade

Previous experience in the importation of goods, preferably Seafood
- Knowledge of the HMRC Tariff Classification & Harmonised Codes system
- Insight into HMRC special procedures where import duty can be optimised
- Patience & ability to absorb data and information during periods of training & mentoring
- Highly organised in both diary management and information collation, able to prioritise workload
- Strong communicator recognising both internal & external 'customer' needs
- IT literate, with ability to perform basic functions using Word, Excel, PowerPoint & TEAMS
- Receptive to IT advances & the use thereof in order to optimise productivity and both internal & external communication and information sharing

We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do.
We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.
Our business began with meat, and we've developed and extend a market-leading expertise within Seafood, with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.

Great package with competitive holiday allowance
- Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
- Opportunities for development and internal promotion
- Share Save scheme
- Free car parking on site
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

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