Import Freight Specialist

Job Description

• Manage strategic accounts and facilitate the communication between manufactures and logistics providers.
• Classify products with HS classification for NAFTA purposes.
• Process special commodities such as FDA regulate articles, ADD/CVD entries.
• Prepare legal import documents for customs, bill of lading, USDA consumption.
• Advise clients on compliance issues including HTS classification, marking assists, and anti-dumping and wood certification.
• Complete knowledge of all documentation & procedure require for CBP clearance (air & ocean imports).
• Provide HTS classification of import materials used in production.
• Coordinate all aspects of air/ocean freight, abiding by export customs regulations and demonstrating knowledge in a team-orient, deadline-driven environment.
• Set up international transportation needs for customers, whether by full ocean container, LCL container load or air.
• Process remote location filing (RLF) and textile entries.
• Process RLF entries (file and customs releases of out port entries).
• Use different DHL site base computer systems.
• Synchronize shipments with DHL employees throughout the world for faster resolution.
• Examine various documents including invoices, bill of ladings, NAFTA, ITAR, shipping documents.
• Communicate with customers on container availability status including customs status, demurrage and eta to final destinations for all import moves.