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Massimo Giuseppe de Caro prado - Customs Officers Duties

Customs and excise officers are part of the civil service and work closely with other agencies.

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Massimo Giuseppe de Caro prado - Customs Officers Duties

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  1. Customs Officer Massimo Giuseppe de Caro prado

  2. Checks the legality of items brought across national borders and works to protect society against the importation of dangerous or illegal items.

  3. Customs and excise officers are part of the civil service and work closely with other agencies including the Garda and the Department of Foreign Affairs.

  4. They use their extensive knowledge of customs laws and trade agreements to optimize importing and exporting costs. While normally associated with ports and airports, some work behind the scenes on routine administrative tasks such as preparing and processing import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws or procedures.

  5. The role of a customs and excise officer is varied but normally falls into the following categories: • Customs: combating the importation of firearms, drugs and other banned items and collecting revenues on imported goods. • Excise: levying duties inland on alcohol and tobacco. • VAT: assessing and collecting VAT from businesses.

  6. Customs Officers working at customs halls in ports and airports are responsible for ensuring that passengers, baggage, freight, and mail are cleared for travel. Often acting on intelligence in association with the police both at home and abroad, they search vehicles and people's belongings, looking for illegal drugs and other prohibited items. They are allowed to carry out checks on imported goods (including personal baggage) to prevent the smuggling of dutiable, excisable or prohibited goods.

  7. Excise Officers monitor compliance with excise regulations within a variety of business premises including ensuring that appropriate duty is paid. A VAT Officer advises businesses on their VAT obligations and ensures full compliance with legislation.

  8. Work activities • Clearing goods through customs. • Preparing and processing import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures. • Advising customers on import and export restrictions, tariff systems, quotas, or other customs-related matters.

  9. Applying for tariff concessions or duty drawbacks and other refunds. • Classifying goods according to tariff coding system. • Calculating duty and tariff payments owed on shipments. • Conferring with officials in various agencies to facilitate clearance of goods through quarantine.

  10. Skills and qualities • Ability to collate and analyze often complex information. • Ability to disseminate detailed information clearly and concisely. • ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Self-motivation.

  11. Tactful and polite with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Excellent listening and questioning skills. • Ability to present information clearly and logically. • Honest and fair in applying the rules.

  12. Good numeracy skills, with the ability to interpret accounts and make calculations. • Ability to work accurately, pay close attention to detail and notice inconsistencies.

  13. thanks

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