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Posted 21 July, 2026

Customs Compliance Coordinator

The Work Shop
Southampton, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for a Customs Compliance Coordinator for a growing global organisation based in Southampton in the import export market.

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As the successful Customs Compliance Coordinator – Southampton

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  • Salary up to £45,000
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  • Southampton office
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  • Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am – 5pm
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  • 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
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  • Pension – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service – max 8%)
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  • Flexi time – system allows you to accumulate hours to be taken in that month or following month(subject to approval) ( 8 hours Max in any month)
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  • Free car parking
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  • Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
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  • Employee Assistance Programme
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Duties for the Customs Compliance Coordinator:

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Tasks include (but not limited to):

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Customs and Duties:

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  • Manage the bonded warehouse system in the UK; recommend improvements and efficient ways of operation
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  • Update the Duty rates and quota balances
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  • Understand the import duty calculations
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  • Reconcile Customs bonded system
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  • Understand tariff codes classifications
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  • Understand country of origin
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  • Import regulations/limitations into the UK and EU
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  • CBAM and UK equivalent; be part of the CBAM process and team
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Export Compliance and DFARS:

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  • Ensuring that UK export products responsibly and legal throughout the world
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  • Understand the BlueJay System used by the USA
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  • Assist in classifying items for export control and updating Metalware
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  • Advise the client on which exports need licenses
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  • DFARS: Understand the requirements of DFARS/FARs and how we implement in the UK
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  • Maintaining our system in MW
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  • Conduct Export Compliance Audits, Training and manage interaction with HMRC
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AEO Authorisation:

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  • Manage our AEO authorisation, ensuring compliance to the regulation and audits
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General:

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  • Perform employee compliance training
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  • Report violations of laws, regulation and company policies to the management team
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  • Assist in performing internal investigations as may be directed by executive management
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  • Attends compliance trainings and seminars
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  • Answer employee questions relative to export regulations and internal compliance procedures
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  • Internal audit for QMS
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As a Customs Coordinator, you will be required to work Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm. The salary for the position is £45,000 and benefits include 23 days holiday + Bank Holidays, free parking and life assurance and income protection after 3 months.

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Bills of Lading, Weights and Price Conversion, AEO, Automatic Economic Open Documentation, Tariff Code, Import and Export, Customs, FARS, DFARS, Tariff, BlueJay, Compliance Training, Audit, Bonded Warehouse