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