Job Title: Customs Compliance Specialist II
Job Description
The Customs Compliance Specialist II plays a key role in ensuring adherence to U.S. customs, trade, and regulatory laws. This position develops and implements customs and trade compliance standards, manages and optimizes duty drawback claims, and provides strategic guidance on customs and foreign trade matters. The role involves close collaboration with internal teams, international affiliates, customs brokers, and government agencies to maintain compliant and efficient import and export operations.
Responsibilities
• Manage import transactions from end to end, including issuing clearance instructions, monitoring shipment status, maintaining accurate records, and performing audits.
• Identify, prepare, and file duty drawback claims and establish a robust record-keeping system to support drawback activities.
• Reconcile entry discrepancies and submit post-entry adjustments and protests as needed to ensure accurate customs declarations.
• Research and audit import and export invoices and reconcile discrepancies in accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
• Drive the implementation of new customs, trade, and regulatory laws and compliance processes through structured project management, including leading meetings, documenting progress, and addressing questions from stakeholders.
• Stay current with requirements from CBP, USTR, USDA, FDA, FTC, state regulations, and Prop 65, and apply these requirements to daily operations and internal policies.
• Interface with customs brokers, suppliers, and service providers to ensure consistency with defined import and export processes and to resolve issues efficiently.
• Respond to inquiries from customs brokers, government agencies, customers, and vendors regarding customs and trade compliance matters.
• Collaborate with internal team members to support and provide guidance on international trade and regulatory compliance topics.
• Provide clear compliance guidance and training support to internal stakeholders to promote a culture of compliance.
• Work with international affiliates to ensure import certificates and supporting documentation are accurate, complete, and in place prior to shipment.
• Review product descriptions and technical data to determine appropriate import classifications and maintain related records to support import compliance.
• Perform additional customs and trade compliance duties as assigned to support the needs of the business.
Essential Skills
• 2–3 years of experience in import/export compliance with a strong emphasis on duty drawback claims.
• Hands-on experience with duty drawback identification, filing, and record keeping.
• Working knowledge of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and its application to import and export invoices.
• Experience researching and auditing import and export invoices and reconciling discrepancies.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, with particularly strong Excel skills, including the ability to create and use VLOOKUP functions.
• Ability to provide strategic feedback in customs and foreign trade matters.
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills with the ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work proactively and manage multiple priorities.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• 2–3 years of import/export drawback claims compliance experience is preferred.
• A legal background, either through an internship or an earned degree, is highly beneficial for this position.
• Familiarity with Prop 65 compliance requirements.
• Experience working with CBP, USTR, USDA, FDA, FTC, and state regulatory requirements.
• Experience collaborating with customs brokers, suppliers, service providers, and international affiliates.
• Ability to lead meetings, document progress, and drive compliance projects to completion.
Work Environment
This is an onsite, day-shift position with a typical schedule of Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with some flexibility. The role is based in a stable, long-established manufacturing and distribution environment focused on producing high-quality knives and related products for a variety of uses. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and external partners in a professional office setting that supports detailed analytical work, documentation, and collaboration. Once hired directly, employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that may include 401(k) with matching, dental insurance, disability insurance, employee discounts, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, life insurance, paid time off, and vision insurance.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tualatin, OR.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $41.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Tualatin,OR.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 24, 2026.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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