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Import Entry Clerk – Aerospace & Defence

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1 month ago
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✈️ Import Entry & Customer Service Clerk – Aerospace & Defence
📍Location:Colnbrook | 🚗 Driving essential
🕒Hours:Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:30 (1-hour lunch)
💷Salary:Competitive, depending on experience
📅Type:Permanent | Trainee or Experienced Candidates Welcome

Are you looking to build a career in freight forwarding and international logistics? Or perhaps you're already experienced and ready for your next step? Join our clients team and support vital aerospace and defence supply chains!


🧾 The Role:


You'll play a key part in the import operations team, handling customer enquiries, customs clearance, and transport arrangements. Duties include:

  • Answering phones and liaising directly with customers
  • Planning import routings & arranging airline collections/deliveries
  • Creating import customs entries (ASM/Gems/Sequoia)
  • Preparing import-rated airwaybills
  • Checking correct use of CPCs and licences
  • Preparing quotations and occasional invoicing
  • Tariff classification and import licence checks



🛠 Skills & Experience:

  • Strong communication skills
  • Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
  • Customs entry and classification experience (preferred)
  • Ability to apply judgement and experience to solve issues
  • ASM/GEMS/Sequoia system experience (beneficial, not essential)



🌟 What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • 5 weeks holiday (rising to 6 with service)
  • Paid overtime and occasional weekend work
  • Auto-enrolment pension
  • Private healthcare after probation
  • Training and career development in a specialist field



🚗Please note: Due to our clients Colnbrook location and the need for occasional out-of-hours work, applicantsmust drive and have access to a car.

If you are interested in applying, please either click apply now or alternatively email your CV to . If you would like to find out more information first, please give me a call on

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