
Customs Brokerage Specialist
Remote · USJob$21.14–29.59/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Customs Brokerage Specialist supports timely freight and cargo movement by providing customer service, preparing customs documentation, resolving release and billing issues, and coordinating entry processing. The role works with customers, brokers, service providers, and internal teams, and handles account support, reconciliation, and operational reporting. It is described as remote, with candidates required to live within 50 miles of the office.
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To provide customers with the highest quality service by providing consistent customer service and resolution in order to ensure timely release and/or inbound or outbound movement of freight/cargoProvide impeccable customer servicePrepare, analyze, and/or submit documentation to the appropriate parties (U.S. Customs, agents, clients) in order to ensure they are in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to customsAnticipate, identify, and resolve problems which could delay the timely release or movement of freightMaintain relationships with correspondent brokers, T&B, and other service providers to ensure that agents exceed the customers' service requirementsResolve banking and letter of credit problemsAdvise customers on payment terms.Obtain payment on delinquent accounts and/or complete accounting adjustment forms for review.Resolve billing issues, coordinate post entry activity on customer's behalf. Complete accurate data input or corrections into computer files.Perform route cause analysis as directed by the Account Administrator. Coordinate post-entry activities on the customer's behalfManage the entry verification process.Access clients systems (external systems) as necessary.Correspond with business partners in various mediums to include written, phone or e-mail.Produce operational trend reportsKeep business partners apprised of the exception process.Pre alerts - receive and respond as needed per customer SOP.Maintain general knowledge of FedEx products and servicesInteract with customers, internal staff/departments and management of all levels.Support Account Administrators with account management activities (exception logs, special spreadsheets).Perform entry reconciliation as neededDevelop and maintain a strong relationship with customer's front-line personnelAbility to perform the duties and responsibilities of the Administration and Customs Trade process to support a small office structure.Facilitate entry processing, as well as pre arrival and post arrival exception resolution. Performs other duties as assigned. HS Diploma or GED required. 12 months of brokerage or transportation experience and/or customer service experience required. MS Office, Outlook, Office equipment (phone, fax, photocopier, printer, scanner) required.Excellent communication skills, verbal and written. Organizational Skills. Inter-personal skills. Problem solving Skills.Handle high volume of work. Handle time sensitive work. Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.Detail oriented. Knowledge in HTS classification & familiar with the harmonized tariff system. Knowledge of U.S. Customs regulations & other federal regulations and requirements with respect to specific area of expertise.Paid Training Provided. Preferred Qualifications: This is a remote position. Candidate must be within 50-mile radius of office.Demonstrates strong customer service skills, including professional phone and email communication, timely follow-up, and the ability to respond to customer inquiries and resolve issues effectively.Pay Transparency: This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the currentstarting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factorspermitted by law. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.Pay: $21.14 - 29.59 USD HourlyAdditional Details: Shift:Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM Pay Transparency:The compensation liste
How this job compares
Set against the 33,945 open Customer Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$21.14–29.59/hr
- New York median$19–22/hr1,318 hourly ranges
- US median$18–23/hr16,762 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25.37/hr, is 24% above the New York median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Customer Service hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,954 open Customer Service jobs in New York and 33,945 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Customer Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (8,832 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 11,145 of the 33,945 open Customer Service jobs (33%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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