Occupation Atlasimport export specialist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/61b859ed-24d8-48cf-9c1b-67d7a6c62bb5
import export specialist
Import export specialists have and apply deep knowledge of import and export goods including customs clearance and documentation. They declare goods that cross the border, inform customers about customs and give advice concerning disputes related to customs legislation. They prepare the documents needed and make sure they are delivered to customs. They check and process duty and make sure VAT payments are done as applicable.
Compare with another occupationCompare with import export specialist in china and other glassware
Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
CERConventional · Enterprising · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.13
- E Enterprising5.02
- R Realistic2.37
- S Social2.17
- I Investigative1.53
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Customs Brokers (13-1041.08): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (27)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- administer multi-modal logistics
- apply conflict management
- apply export strategies
- apply for refunds
- apply import strategies
- arrange customs documents
- arrange customs inspection
- build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- create import-export commercial documentation
- create solutions to problems
- embargo regulations
- ensure customs compliance
- file claims with insurance companies
- handle carriers
- handle quotes from prospective shippers
- have computer literacy
- international business
- international commercial transactions rules
- international import export regulations
- manage import export licenses
- meet deadlines
- monitor merchandise delivery
- perform clerical duties
- plan transport operations
- speak different languages
- value-added tax law
Optional (66)
- ICT software specifications
- abide by business ethical code of conducts
- agricultural equipment
- agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products
- animal health rules of distribution of products of animal origin
- apply regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages
- beverage products
- chemical products
- clothing and footwear products
- clothing industry
- coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products
- communicate with customers
- communication principles
- computer equipment
- construction products
- dairy and edible oil products
- electrical household appliances products
- electronic and telecommunication equipment
- export control principles
- export regulations of dual-use goods
- fish, crustacean and mollusc products
- flower and plant products
- food and beverage industry
- food hygiene rules
- footwear industry
- fruit and vegetable products
- furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products
- general principles of food law
- glassware products
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
- hides, skins and leather products
- household products
- import export regulations of dangerous chemicals
- industrial tools
- international regulations for cargo handling
- investigate manufacturing facilities
- live animal products
- machine tools
- machinery products
- meat and meat products
- metal and metal ore products
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- multimedia systems
- national regulations on handling cargo
- office equipment
- office furniture products
- perform export of commodities
- perform import of commodities
- perform market research
- perfume and cosmetic products
- pharmaceutical products
- protective measures against the introduction of organisms
- regulations for international transportation
- regulations on substances
- sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products
- teamwork principles
- textile industry machinery products
- textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials
- tobacco products
- types of aircraft
- types of coffee beans
- types of maritime vessels
- waste and scrap products
- watches and jewellery products
- wood products
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 27 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
import export specialist in china and other glassware
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import export specialist in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds
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import export specialist in chemical products
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import export specialist in beverages
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import export specialist in dairy products and edible oils
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