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The job of a customs officer

The job of a custom officer

Definition

A day in the life of a Customs and Border Protection Officer at Brisbane Airport

A customs officer :

A person who works to enforce laws and regulations at various ports of entry

  • Involved in the inspection of cargo or baggage prohibited items
  • Under the guidance of a sbudivision within the government
  • On the lookout for violations in immigration, contraband and tax issures

Functions:

Working day : 5am - 3:30pm.

Block of night shifts : 3:15pm - 1:45am

Day : jumbo flight of passengers waiting for to be clear => 3000 people expected into the airport each day.

  • Verify the authenticity of the travel documents
  • Match the passenger's identity to the documents
  • Put the details into the computer system
  • Deal with any irregularities.
  • Expected to decide whether the passenger is a risk in terms of Customs and Border Protection and a number of other government agencies
  • Required to ensure that the written and verbal declarations made meet all the requirements of the law

=> Australian residents returning home, passengers from non-English speaking backgrounds, business and holiday travellers, migrants and large tour groups.

  • X-ray operator to search the baggage of a passenger because of an inconsistency in the x-ray image.
  • Standard questions and examination
  • Quantity of undeclared quarantine items that are considered a significant risk to Australia
  • Examination room
  • Necessary paperwork

You might:

  • Search luggage, vehicles and travelers
  • Check customs documents
  • Question people who have been found with illegal items or goods over the allowance
  • Arrest and charge people
  • Prepare reports and witness statements
  • Take on specialist roles such as dog handling or undercover and surveillance work.

When necessary, you would go to court as a witness and would work closely with other agencies, like the police and the Home Office.

Introduction

  • Career development

Start as an administrative assistant or assistant officer and earn promotion to customs officer or detection officer.

  • Income

- Assistant officer salaries : £15,720 a year.

- Customs officers : between £20,175 and £25,710 a year.

- Salaries after promotion to higher officer grades : between £25,248 and £38,861 a year

  • Extra allowances for working unsocial hours (such as evenings, weekends and public holidays).
  • Londonian will receive a higher rate of pay.
  • Figures are intended as a guideline only.

Exchanges between countries => Trade flows => Different laws => Custom offices

3 aims :

- Facilitate the support of the international trade players

- Help the improvement of the international trade flows

- Rationalize the inspections

In France, there are specialized custom offices :

- Postal custom

- Registration of ships

- Office checking some road vehicles

- Office checking petroleum and chemical plants

Plan

Our opinions

Conclusion

I. Definition and functions of the

customs officer

II. A day in the life of a customs officer, his wages and his career evolution

III. Our opinions about this job

  • Privileged partner for the operators of the international trade for the import and export.
  • Support of the players on an international scale (economic regime, customs procedures and technical regulations)

Important jobs :

Regulate the international flows

Support the actors of the international trade

Respect laws :

No forbidden items can enter on the country

Apply local laws

Not an easy job

Full schedule

Nasty customers

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