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Also called cargo broker, corporate licensed broker, customs house broker and licensed customs broker.

$80,730
Median pay a year
417,070
People do this work
6
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Customs Broker

Summary

Customs broker preparing documentation and ensuring compliance with laws for the import and export of goods, calculating duties and taxes, and coordinating transportation and storage of shipments

Experience

Customs Broker

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Prepared and processed import and export documentation according to customs regulations and procedures
  • Cleared goods through customs and to their destinations for clients
  • Calculated duty and tariff payments owed on shipments
  • Advised customers on import and export restrictions and customs-related matters
  • Monitored the location of goods and arranged for transportation or warehousing
  • Maintained relationships with customs brokers in other ports to expedite clearing of cargo

Skills

Core Skills
Obtaining documentation, Examining product information, Calculating data, Estimating costs of goods, Updating legal knowledge, Preparing compliance documents, Preparing compliance documentation, Negotiating contracts, Paying taxes
Working With People
Developing business relationships

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On site, Remote

Education

  • Certificate
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  • Prepared and processed import and export documentation in accordance with customs regulations and laws
  • Managed the payment of taxes and duties on shipments, ensuring compliance with customs regulations.

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Prepared and processed import and export documentation several times each week in line with customs regulations and laws

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Several times each weekDozens of documents monthlyRegularly for multiple clients

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The line

Managed the payment of taxes and duties on shipments, ensuring compliance with customs regulations.

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Reduced delays in shipment processingIncreased client satisfaction with timely deliveriesMinimized penalties for late payments

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Skills for a Customs Broker resume

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  • Paying taxes
  • Obtaining documentation
  • Examining product information
  • Calculating data
  • Estimating costs of goods
  • Updating legal knowledge
  • Preparing compliance documents
  • Preparing compliance documentation
  • Developing business relationships
  • Negotiating contracts
  • Overseeing business processes
  • Advising on business operations

The work itself

What a Customs Broker does

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Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.

What it pays

How much does a Customs Broker make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$61,280
Median$80,730
75th percentile$109,010

About 417,070 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$50,460$76,430$106,870
AL$51,300$72,990$98,470
AR$49,500$64,680$83,410
AZ$58,160$74,920$100,230
CA$71,240$96,980$127,380
CO$68,120$82,450$109,980
CT$71,810$91,810$109,990
DC$84,590$111,030$132,960
DE$65,520$91,050$105,800
FL$51,850$74,920$102,740
GA$51,810$70,200$103,380
HI$65,650$82,590$101,750
IA$62,930$75,620$91,720
ID$52,850$75,450$104,620
IL$62,850$80,550$108,360
IN$60,820$78,770$104,750
KS$53,370$69,740$92,490
KY$52,630$69,240$83,460
LA$49,080$70,290$95,840
MA$78,390$102,060$130,230
MD$66,370$84,720$111,530
ME$62,620$83,740$109,300
MI$59,760$77,390$101,000
MN$68,200$85,920$109,010
MO$49,750$67,270$93,890
MS$49,090$67,450$85,220
MT$61,910$66,660$88,420
NC$59,600$78,500$103,810
ND$63,730$79,440$102,400
NE$58,210$73,920$95,210
NH$65,170$82,800$106,060
NJ$76,180$100,000$128,790
NM$50,190$67,990$97,160
NV$60,010$78,290$100,530
NY$66,670$90,080$119,430
OH$59,130$75,030$98,130
OK$51,660$63,000$81,410
OR$64,130$82,990$102,960
PA$63,280$85,580$130,990
PR$36,420$48,950$69,900
RI$74,550$87,620$110,090
SC$56,060$75,460$101,560
SD$64,020$72,630$85,760
TN$51,970$63,960$92,180
TX$54,700$75,370$103,730
UT$50,840$67,370$95,620
VA$61,570$80,380$104,970
VT$68,220$90,420$108,510
WA$74,770$88,790$116,210
WI$63,790$78,800$98,640
WV$50,520$64,270$95,870
WY$62,510$79,890$103,380

Other names

Other names for this job

cargo broker, corporate licensed broker, customs house broker, licensed customs broker, customs brokerage agent, customs brokerage coordinator, customs brokerage entry writer, customs brokerage representative, customs brokerage specialist, air export agent, air export operations agent, air import agent.

More names for this work

boarding agent, cargo agent, cargo office agent, cbp agent, customs agent, customs analyst, customs and border patrol agent, customs compliance analyst, customs compliance specialist, customs consultant, customs coordinator, customs entry specialist, customs entry writer, customs specialist, entry writer, export administrator, export agent, export coordinator, export operations agent, exporter, foreign trade manager, import agent, import coordinator, import export administrator, import export agent, import export specialist, import specialist, importer, importer exporter, international trade specialist, ocean export agent, ocean import agent, ocean import representative, ocean import specialist, operations assistant, trade facilitator.

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