Performs a basic level of processing, coordinating, and obtaining customs clearance approval for import/export and transshipments of documents, packages, and merchandise in baggage or air freight.
General Job Description
Under general guidance completes the following tasks:
Ex. master airway bills, cargo manifests and general declarations, invoices and other related paperwork..
Prepares forms detailing customs duties, tariffs and taxes/V.A.T. fees to enable timely recovery of costs.
Prepares international manifests to ensure responsive and efficient customs clearance are possible.
Accomplishes accurate and timely selection and inspection of assigned packages and the subsequent reporting of stop counts and miss-sorts.
Ensures station's full compliance with country customs and tax laws and in line with FedEx policies, procedures, practices and rules.
Interfaces with customs officials and coordinates customs activities with internal operation employees.
Maintain all customs documentation well organized and properly filed.
Performs sorting, baggage support at airport and station and retrieves air freight from carriers as required.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements
Minimum Education:
High School degree/equivalent
CRT experience preferred
Fluent English skills preferred (Customs-specific English required).
Ability to lift 50 lbs. and to maneuver any single package weighing up to 150 lbs with appropriate equipment or the weight limit required according to current local labor regulations.
Minimum Experience
Two to three years in International freight/cargo customs policies, procedures, rules and laws.
Knowledge of airport and customs clearance procedures preferred.
Personable and good written and verbal communication skills.
General office skills and computer literate.
Drivers license.
FedEx is widely acknowledged as a world-class company. We are honored and proud to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, a technology innovator and one of the world’s most admired and respected companies.
FedEx is consistently named among the World’s most valuable and admired brands. Some of our recent awards include:
2020 Fortune’s World Most Admired Companies (14th)
2019 Fortune’s Best Places to Work (15th)
2019 Forbes’s One of the “Best Employers for Diversity”
2020 FedEx LAC included in the GPTW’s Best Workplaces in Latin America Ranking (24th)
2021 FedEx Mexico was included in the GPTW Ranking for 18th consecutive years
2020 FedEx Mexico received the CEMEFI Certification for 13th consecutive years endorsing FedEx as a company socially responsible
2021 FedEx Chile was re-certified with Giro Limpio, a seal from the Agency of Sustainable Energy that seeks to improve the energy efficiency of the ground transportation sector, by reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
2019 FedEx Uruguay selected by GPTW among the 5 best companies to work for.
FedEx is one of the world's largest express transportation companies, delivering for customers with transportation and business solutions across more than 220 countries and territories globally. The company has been consistently selected as one of the top 10 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine. FedEx operates through a philosophy called People-Service-Profit (P-S-P), which guides all company decisions and activities, emphasizing care for employees, delivery of impeccable service to customers, and reinvestment of profits back into the business. The company's operations include ramp and sort operations, courier and dispatch operations, and both domestic and international pick-up and delivery services at station and hub locations.
