Business and office
Customs rater
$26.00 to $28.00 hourly
Pay is about the local median for this work ($28.19 an hour; Job Bank, 2024)
What the posting asks for
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Hours and terms
- Full time, Permanent employment
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Completion of secondary school and some post-secondary education in commerce or a related field is required
- Customs brokers require several years of on-the-job training and completion of a customs brokers training program through the International Federation of Customs Brokers Association.
- A customs broker licence, issued by the Canada Border Services Agency, is required for an individual or company to operate a customs brokerage business.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Customs brokers (NOC 13200). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Prepare and process import/export documents and other forms on behalf of clients according to customs regulations, laws and procedures
- Sign import/export documents on behalf of client, using power of attorney
- Arrange for payment of duties, taxes, storage and transportation of imported goods and bonds to cover duty goods
- Quote duty and tax rates on commodities for clients
- Provide advice to clients on export and import restrictions, tariff systems, letters of credit, insurance requirements and other custom related matters
- May represent client before administrative tribunals or in other dealings with government officials.
About the employer
- Region: Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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From Job Bank.