Customs Entry Writer

About the role

This role is responsible for preparing, submitting, and maintaining import documentation to ensure goods are accurately and efficiently cleared through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Partner Government Agencies (PGAs). The role requires strong compliance knowledge, attention to detail, and effective coordination across clients, carriers, freight forwarders, and government entities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process import documentation in accordance with customs laws, regulations, and procedures
• Accurately classify goods using the HTS tariff system and determine required duties, taxes, and fees
• Submit customs entries via ABI/ACE in compliance with CBP and PGA requirements
• Calculate duties, arrange payments, and monitor ACH or duty billing statements
• Review invoices, bills of lading, certificates of origin, and supporting import documentation
• Verify commodity descriptions, country of origin, valuation, and regulatory admissibility
• Maintain accurate recordkeeping for compliance and audit purposes
• Stay current on trade agreements, regulation changes, and customs procedural updates
• Communicate with clients to obtain import data and advise on classifications, restrictions, and compliance requirements
• Coordinate with carriers, forwarders, CBP officers, and PGAs to resolve holds, exams, and documentation issues
• Handle post entry tasks such as corrections, PSC’s, protests, and refunds where applicable
• Support internal audits
• Ensure timely billing of entry-related services
• Generate timely billing for entry-related services

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; degree in International Trade, Supply Chain, or Business preferred
• 1–3 years of customs brokerage or import operations experience
• CCS certification or U.S. Customs Broker License a plus
• Proficiency with brokerage systems (CargoWise, ACE, ABI)
• Strong knowledge of CBP regulations, HTS classification, valuation, Incoterms, and PGA requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Pay

The expected base pay for this role is between $55,000-$75,000. This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary by location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Benefits

As part of our comprehensive benefits package, DP World offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing. This position may be eligible for either short-term incentives or sales compensation.

About the company

DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse, and professional team of more than 115,000 employees from 160 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, we are pushing trade further and faster toward a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses—Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics, and Technology—and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions. We’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation, from intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, pushing the sector toward better ways to trade while minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.