ISCO Occupation Group 3351.1 Customs Officer
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Customs Officer: Customs officers combat the importation of illegal goods, firearms, drugs or other dangerous or illegal items while checking the legality of items brought across national borders. They are government officials who control the documents to ensure entry criteria and custom laws are complied with and control if the custom taxes are paid correctly.
Essential Skills
- Advise Customers
- Licences Regulation
- Check Official Documents
- Prevent Smuggling
- Customs Law
- Manage Import Export Licenses
- Advise On Licencing Procedures
Optional Skills
- Provide Testimony In Court Hearings
- Write Work-Related Reports
- Use Communication Techniques
- Execute Analytical Mathematical Calculations
- Listen Actively
- Surveillance Methods
- Attention To Detail
- Undertake Inspections
- Think Analytically
- Pose Questions Referring To Documents
Alternative Names
- Customs Control Officer
- Customs And Excise Duty Officer
- Border Guard
- Governmental Customs Agent
- Customs Control Agent
- Customs And Excise Officer
- Detection Officer
- Customs Inspector
- Border Force Officer
- Customs & Excise Officer
