Import / Export Agent, Customs Declaran
Mission:
Stays in touch with companies that send in goods (import / export agent).
Responsible for all customs formalities with foreign countries (Customs declarant).
Activities:
It calculates tariffs, checks the documents required for import or export according to the laws and regulations (the import / export agent).
Required profiles and skills:
An excellent level of spoken English, business qualities and a good knowledge of legal texts are required.
Conditions of employment:
They both work in cargo-express companies.
Education:
A/Level + 2 years of professional training in logistics, for example a DUT in Logistics and Transport, an HND in Transport, or trainings of the Higher Institute of Transport and International Logistics (ISTELI).
Degree in law.
Pathways to employment:
In companies in charge of freight (airlines, freight forwarders, express freight companies ...).
Professional evolution:
Most cargo companies (airlines, freight forwarders, express freight companies, etc.) provide specialised in-house training and can often evolve into managerial careers.