Roles · Government and public sector

AI customs agent

Prepares customs documentation and calculates duty payments to facilitate the import and export of goods for clients.

Chidi Lim“I prepare documentation and calculate duty payments for shipments.”An example character, not a real person.
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Customs agent · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations.
  2. Calculate duty and tariff payments owed on shipments.
  3. Pay or arrange for payment of taxes and duties on shipments.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Customs Brokers” (O*NET 13-1041.08), as O*NET lists them:

  • Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures.
  • Calculate duty and tariff payments owed on shipments.
  • Pay, or arrange for payment of, taxes and duties on shipments.

Customs agent · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Access

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0) and ANZSCO 2022 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits